Composition for diagnosing acute myocardial infarction, kit for diagnosing acute myocardial infarction comprising same, and method of diagnosing acute myocardial infarction
AssigneeKorea Institute of Science and Technology
InventorsMin-Jung KANG, Hyojeong HAN, Byung Hwa JUNG
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Abstract
Provided are compositions for diagnosing acute myocardial infarction including a preparation for measuring an amount of a substance P (SubP) or neuropeptide Y (NpY), kits for diagnosing acute myocardial infarction comprising the composition, and methods of diagnosing acute myocardial infarction based on the amount of the substance P or the neuropeptide Y.
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A composition for diagnosing acute myocardial infarction comprising a preparation for measuring an amount of substance P (SubP) or neuropeptide Y (NpY).
A method of diagnosing acute myocardial infarction, the method comprising:
- measuring an amount of substance P or neuropeptide Y in a sample obtained from a subject;
- comparing the measured amount of the substance P or the neuropeptide Y with that of a normal control group;
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- determining the subject as having acute myocardial infarction if the amount of the protein in the sample obtained from the subject is higher than that of the normal control group.
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