Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Detection of HIV-related proteins in urine
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Application No.: US13348406Application Date: 2012-01-11
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Publication No.: US09581596B2Publication Date: 2017-02-28
- Inventor: Gale W. Newman , Mike Powell , Akins Doherty , Chamberlain Obialo
- Applicant: Gale W. Newman , Mike Powell , Akins Doherty , Chamberlain Obialo
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
- Current Assignee: MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Andrews Kurth Kenyon LLP
- Agent Ping Wang
- Main IPC: C12Q1/70
- IPC: C12Q1/70 ; G01N33/569 ; G01N33/493 ; G01N33/68 ; G01N1/40
Abstract:
A method for detecting HIV infection in a mammal is disclosed. The method contains the steps of isolating exosomes from a urine sample of a mammal and detecting the presence of HIV-specific biomarker in said isolated exosomes. A method for diagnosing a mammal with an HIV-associated disease, in particular, HIV-associated nephropathy is also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120208175A1 DETECTION OF HIV-RELATED PROTEINS IN URINE Public/Granted day:2012-08-16
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