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US 2014/0004543 A1Published application
Asc as a marker for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd)
AssigneeRoche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
InventorsHerbert Andres, Johann Karl, Julia Riedlinger
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Abstract
An in vitro method aiding in the assessment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The disclosure further relates to a method for assessing COPD from a sample, derived from an individual, by measuring the protein ASC in said sample in vitro.
Claims18
An in vitro method for diagnosing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a patient, comprising:
- determining a concentration of protein ASC in a serum, plasma, or whole blood sample obtained from the patient;
- comparing the concentration of protein ASC in the sample determined in said step of determining with a protein ASC reference concentration;
- providing a diagnosis of COPD in the patient if the concentration of protein ASC in the sample determined in said step of determining is greater than the protein ASC reference concentration.
An in vitro method for differentiating between asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a patient suspected of having asthma, comprising:
- determining a concentration of protein ASC in a serum, plasma, or whole blood sample obtained from the patient;
- comparing the concentration of protein ASC in the sample determined in said step of determining with a protein ASC reference concentration;
- providing a diagnosis of COPD if the concentration of protein ASC in the sample determined in said step of determining is greater than the protein ASC reference concentration.
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