Methods of diagnosing endometriosis in human subjects using the ME-5 polypeptide
AssigneeSiemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
InventorsA. Said El Shami, Bruce Campbell, Dennis Sustarsic, Niver Sahakian
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Abstract
A method for diagnosing endometriosis in a human subject comprising the steps of detecting a test amount of an antibody that specifically binds to ME-5 (SEQ ID NO:3) polypeptide or a peptide comprising an epitope of ME-5 in a sample from the subject; and comparing the test amount with a normal range of the antibody in a control sample from a subject who does not suffer from endometriosis, whereby a test amount above the normal range provides a positive indication in the diagnosis of endometriosis.
Claims7
A method for diagnosing endometriosis in a human subject comprising the steps of:
- (a) detecting a test amount of an antibody that specifically binds to SEQ ID NO:3 polypeptide or a truncated peptide comprising an epitope of SEQ ID NO:
- 3, in a sample from the subject;
- and
- (b) comparing the test amount with a normal range of the antibody in a control sample from a subject who does not suffer from endometriosis, whereby a test amount above the normal range provides a positive indication in the diagnosis of endometriosis.
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