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US 2014/0194319 A1Published application
Use of microvesicles in diagnosis and prognosis of medical diseases and conditions
AssigneeThe General Hospital Corporation
InventorsJohan Karl Olov SKOG, Xandra O. BREAKEFIELD, Dennis BROWN, Kevin C. MIRANDA, Leileata M. RUSSO
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Abstract
The presently disclosed subject matter is directed to methods of aiding diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring and evaluation of a disease or other medical condition in a subject by detecting a biomarker in microvesicles isolated from a biological sample from the subject.
Claims1
A diagnostic method, wherein said method aids in the detection of a disease or other medical condition in a subject, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) isolating a microvesicle fraction from a biological sample from the subject;
- (b) detecting the presence or absence of a biomarker within the microvesicle fraction, wherein the biomarker is associated with the disease or other medical condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.