Abstract:
The invention relates to the use of novel biomarkers and biomarker combinations having utility in the early determination of an individual's critical and/or life threatening response to illness and/or in predicting outcome of said illness. The measurement of expression levels of the products of the biomarkers and combinations of biomarkers of the invention have utility in making the determination of an individual's critical and/or life threatening response to illness. In some embodiments, the biomarker and biomarker combinations are agnostic and are independent of the pre-identification and/or determination of the cause or nature of the illness. In some embodiments, the biomarkers and biomarker combinations can be utilized to select treatment and/or monitor the effectiveness of treatment interventions for an individual who has a critical illness.
Abstract:
The invention relates to the use of novel biomarkers and biomarker combinations having utility in the early determination of an individual's critical and/or life threatening response to illness and/or in predicting outcome of said illness. The measurement of expression levels of the products of the biomarkers and combinations of biomarkers of the invention have utility in making the determination of an individual's critical and/or life threatening response to illness. In some embodiments, the biomarker and biomarker combinations are agnostic and are independent of the pre-identification and/or determination of the cause or nature of the illness. In some embodiments, the biomarkers and biomarker combinations can be utilized to monitor the effectiveness of treatment interventions for an individual who has a critical illness.
Abstract:
There is provided a method of identifying a subject having, or at risk of developing, severe or fatal malaria. Embodiments include determining the level of one or more biomarkers selected from angiopoietin-1 (ANG-1), angiopoietin-2 (ANG-2), von Willebrand factor (VWF), von Willebrand factor propeptide (VWFpp), soluble P-selectin, soluble ICAM-1 (sICAM-1), soluble endoglin, soluble FLT-1 (sFLT-1), soluble Tie-2 (sTie-2), C-Reactive Protein (CRP), procalicitonin (PCT), IP-10, chitinase-3-like-1 (CHI3L1), VEGF and Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid cells-1 (TREM-1) in a test sample from a subject. Levels of the one or more biomarkers in the test sample are compared to a control sample, wherein a difference between the level of the one or more biomarkers in the test sample and the control sample indicates that the subject has, or is at risk of developing, severe or fatal malaria.
Abstract:
The invention relates to the use of novel biomarkers and biomarker combinations having utility in the early determination of an individual's critical and/or life threatening response to illness and/or in predicting outcome of said illness. The measurement of expression levels of the products of the biomarkers and combinations of biomarkers of the invention have utility in making the determination of an individual's critical and/or life threatening response to illness. In some embodiments, the biomarker and biomarker combinations are agnostic and are independent of the pre-identification and/or determination of the cause or nature of the illness. In some embodiments, the biomarkers and biomarker combinations can be utilized to select treatment and/or monitor the effectiveness of treatment interventions for an individual who has a critical illness.
Abstract:
The invention relates to the use of novel biomarkers and biomarker combinations having utility in the early determination of an individual's critical and/or life threatening response to illness and/or in predicting outcome of said illness. The measurement of expression levels of the products of the biomarkers and combinations of biomarkers of the invention have utility in making the determination of an individual's critical and/or life threatening response to illness. In some embodiments, the biomarker and biomarker combinations are agnostic and are independent of the pre-identification and/or determination of the cause or nature of the illness. In some embodiments, the biomarkers and biomarker combinations can be utilized to select treatment and/or monitor the effectiveness of treatment interventions for an individual who has a critical illness.