Method for detecting a chronic inflammatory-associated disease
OwnerH. Anne Pereirainventor
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Abstract
The present invention in one embodiment is an early detection marker for chronic or acute inflammatory-associated diseases. Chronic diseases may include atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and inflammatory diseases of the bowel such as Crohn's disease, Ulcerative colitis, Irritable bowel syndrome and Inflammatory bowel disease. Acute diseases may include sepsis, acute systemic infections, acute lung injury, and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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A method of detecting the presence of a chronic inflammatory-associated disease in a subject suspected of having the chronic inflammatory-associated disease comprising:
- obtaining a fluid sample from a subject, wherein the subject does not have an acute bacterial or viral infection when the fluid sample is obtained;
- testing the fluid sample for CAP37 protein;
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- correlating the presence of CAP37 protein in the fluid sample with the presence of a chronic inflammatory-associated disease in the subject suspected of having the chronic inflammatory-associated disease.
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