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United States Patent | 6,905,827 |
Wohlgemuth , et al. | June 14, 2005 |
Methods of diagnosing or monitoring an autoimmune or chronic inflammatory disease, particularly SLE in a patient by detecting the expression level of one or more genes or surrogates derived therefrom in the patient are described. Diagnostic oligonucleotides for diagnosing or monitoring chronic inflammatory disease, particularly SLE infection and kits or systems containing the same are also described.
Inventors: | Wohlgemuth; Jay (Palo Alto, CA), Fry; Kirk (Palo Alto, CA), Woodward; Robert (Pleasanton, CA), Ly; Ngoc (San Bruno, CA) |
Assignee: |
Expression Diagnostics, Inc.
(So. San Francisco,
CA)
|
Appl. No.: | 10/131,827 |
Filed: | April 24, 2002 |
Application Number | Filing Date | Patent Number | Issue Date | ||
006290 | Oct., 2001 | ||||
Current U.S. Class: | 435/6 ; 435/7.1; 435/91.2 |
Current International Class: | C12Q 1/68 (20060101); C12Q 001/68 () |
Field of Search: | 435/6,7.1,91.2 |
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