149 results about "Diagnostic biomarker" patented technology

The present invention identifies biomarkers that are diagnostic of nerve cell injury, organ injury, and/or neuronal disorders. Detection of different biomarkers of the invention are also diagnostic of the degree of severity of nerve injury, the cell(s) involved in the injury, and the subcellular localization of the injury.

A system for calibrating and/or verifying system performance of a remote portable EEG system having at least one EEG sensor. Embodiments of the invention can provide various reference signals to calibrate and quality control the remote performance of the data acquisition EEG system. In addition a calibration cable connects a reference signal source to the EEG sensors to enable remote calibration and quality control assessment. Further, a diagnostic biomarker is included to assess the state or function of a subject's brain and enables the classification, prognosis, diagnosis, monitoring of treatment, or response to therapy applied to the brain by measuring any one of a list of candidate features extracted from a given cognitive or sensory task, and measuring changes in the EEG feature and task combination over time, among multiple states, or compared to a normative database.

The present invention provides methods of identifying biomarkers indicative of the presence of a neurodevelopmental disorder, including an autism spectrum disorder, in an individual, using cytometry and mass spectrometry. The invention further provides methods of using the identified biomarkers to diagnose the presence of a neurodevelomental disorder, including an autism spectrum disorder.

Biomarkers for diagnosis and monitoring of vascular aneurysms are described in the context of the use of assays to measure a plurality of these biomarkers. Tissue degeneration, particularly elastin and/or collagen degradation, can be monitored within patient blood (serum) and/or urine to diagnose the presence, the progression, or the likelihood of rupture of aneurismal disease. Additionally, enzymes responsible for this degradation and other biomarkers responsible for the activation or inhibition of these enzymes can be monitored additionally or alternatively. Prompt diagnosis can provide the opportunity for intervention and potentially increase the health of patients by tempering the development of debilitating and life-threatening vascular aneurysms.

The invention relates to a colorectal cancer diagnostic biomarker and application thereof. A nucleotide sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO. 1. The colorectal cancer diagnostic biomarker provided by the invention has the beneficial effects that hsa_circ_0006110 gene expression is discovered to be closely related to a colorectal cancer for the first time; through detecting the expression of hsa_circ_0006110 in a subject colorectal tissue, whether a subject suffers from the colorectal cancer or the risk of the colorectal cancer exists or not can be more accurately and quickly judged, so that a prevention or treatment scheme is provided for a clinician. A target gene as a drug for treating the colorectal cancer provides a new treatment targets and treatment approach for colorectal cancer treatment; compared with a traditional detection means, the diagnostic biomarker is more timely and more specific to diagnose, so that the five-year survival rate of a colorectal cancer patient is improved, and the death rate is reduced, therefore, the application prospect is wide.

Blood-brain barrier permeable peptide compositions that contain variable antigen binding domains from camelid and/or shark heavy-chain only single-domain antibodies are described. The variable antigen binding domains of the peptide compositions bind to therapeutic and diagnostic biomarkers in the central nervous system, such as the amyloid-beta peptide biomarker for Alzheimer's disease. The peptide compositions contain constant domains from human IgG, camelid IgG, and/or shark IgNAR. The peptide compositions include heavy-chain only single-domain antibodies and compositions with one or more variable antigen binding domain bound to one or more constant domains.

The disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions including an oligonucleotide that down-regulates the over-expression of at least one miRNA of SEQ ID NOs: 1-283. The oligonucleotide may be complementary to the nucleotide sequence of at least one of SEQ ID NOs: 1-283, or hybridizes under stringent conditions to a nucleotide sequence of at least one of SEQ ID NOs: 1 -283. Further provided are methods of diagnosing Parkinson's Disease (PD) in a subject. The methods may include detecting the level of expression of at least one miRNA of SEQ ID NOs: 1-283 in a biological sample from the subject, and comparing the level of expression in the sample to the level of expression in a reference. Further provided are methods for treating, preventing, or reducing the risk of PD. Kits are also provided.

An in vitro diagnostic (IVD) device is used to detect the presence of and/or severity of neural injuries or neuronal disorders in a subject. The IVD device relies on an immunoassay which identifies biomarkers that are diagnostic of neural injury and/or neuronal disorders in a biological sample, such as whole blood, plasma, serum, and/or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). An IVD device may measure one or more of several neural specific markers in a biological sample and output the results to a machine readable format, either to a display device or to a storage device internal or external to the IVD.

Disclosed herein are diagnostic markers for lung cancer, isolated from serum glycoproteins. The disclosed diagnostic markers for lung cancer are specifically expressed only in the sera of lung cancer patients at high levels, and thus will be very useful for diagnosing lung cancer and estimating disease progression and treatment.

The present invention provides novel methods of inhibiting fibrosis, as well as methods of treating or inhibiting fibrotic disorders, using BMP9 and/or BMP10 antagonists. The present invention also provides methods of assessing whether a subject has or is at risk of developing a fibrotic disorder by detecting levels of BMP9 and/or BMP10. Further provided are methods of assessing the efficacy of a treatment regimen for treating a fibrotic disorder by detecting and comparing pre-treatment levels of BMP9 and BMP10 with post-treatment levels of BMP9 and BMP10.

Life-threatening traumas such as terrorist attacks, war, disasters, mental or physical assault, severe accidents and violence frequently provoke emotional and behavioral disturbances known as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicide related thereto. Accurate diagnosis and treatment planning for PTSD and suicide remain difficult. The discovery of specific markers creates new opportunities for more accurate clinical assessments identifying groups that may experience better outcomes when exposed to an intervention. The present invention provides a process of detection of P-11, UBE3A, STY1, EMAP-II, SIP1, ORC5L, DCX, SCYE protein in a biological sample of a subject suspected of suffering from PTSD and/or having suicidal tendencies, and provides additional PTSD markers which are specific to gender.

Disclosed is the development of a protein used as a biomarker for diagnosing IgA nephropathy and TGBM (thin-glomerular-basement-membrane) using urine through a target proteomics method. The disclosed development relates to a diagnosis biomarker protein and a kit for diagnosing IgA nephropathy and TGBM and predicting progress of the nephropathy in advance using the protein. The protein level is increased or decreased in urine from a patient with IgA nephropathy or TGBM nephropathy compared to urine from a normal patient. According to the disclosed development, the degree of the disease can be grasped by detecting IgA nephropathy and TGBM, enabling early diagnosis and confirming progress from the patient's urine. In addition, a monoclonal antibody produced based on the diagnosis biomarker protein can be used for an immunoassay kit (ELISA, antibody coated tube test, lateral-flow test, potable biosensor). As well, the monoclonal antibody is used in early diagnosis and progress detection of IgA nephropathy and development of a novel drug for the purpose of treatment.

The invention discloses an application of EETs, sEH and sEH inhibitors in chronic heart failure, and belongs to the field of diagnosis, prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Two novel biomarkers-EETs and sEH are found, the effect of the biomarkers-EETs and sEH in the diagnosis of biomarkers in the chronic heart failure is proved as well as the effect of the biomarkers-EETs and sEH as a drug target in preventing, alleviating and/or improving the chronic heart failure; therefore, by detecting the EETs and sEH levels, the EETs and the sEH can predict and assist in the diagnosis ofthe chronic heart failure or assess the prognosis of the chronic heart failure; and meanwhile, the EETs level is controlled through drugs, diseases can be subjected to more intensive diagnosis and follow-up treatment, thus the EETs and the sEH haves huge application value in clinical practice.

Methods and compositions for identifying autoimmune diabetes are provided. One aspect provides a method for the evaluation of risk and progression of autoimmune diabetes in mammalian subjects. The method includes measuring the enzymatic activities and/or protein concentrations of neutrophil elastase and proteinase 3 in a subject and comparing the measured levels of these proteases to respective reference levels.

The invention discloses application of annular RNA VAPA (circ-VAPA) as a novel potential gastric cancer and colorectal cancer diagnosis biomarker and treatment target point. The circ-VAPA (hsa_circ_0006990|chr18:9931806-9937063+|VAPA) is formed by 2nd to 4th exons of a VAPA gene through reverse shearing and connection; the cyclization sequence has 338 basic groups. A qRT-PCR primer of the circ-VAPA and small interference RNA (siRNA) of in vitro interference circ-VAPA are prepared. Compared with normal tissues, the expression of the circ-VAPA in tumor tissues of patients with gastric cancer andcolorectal cancer is obviously up-regulated. In vitro experiments show that the circ-VAPA plays the role of the cancer promoting gene in the gastric cancer and colorectal cancer cells. The study results of the invention show that the circ-VAPA is a novel potential gastric cancer and colorectal cancer diagnosis biomarker and treatment target point.

The present invention provides methods, compositions and kits for the detection of Parkinson' disease (PD) diagnostic biomarkers, for the diagnosis of PD, for the identification of a subject at risk for developing PD, and for the generation of patient-specific PD diagnostic biomarker profiles.

A group of diagnostic biomarkers usable for diagnosis of colorectal cancer or colorectal adenoma. A method for detecting colorectal cancer or colorectal adenoma using the group of diagnostic biomarkers is also provided. For example, the method is a non-invasive approach that may utilize serum samples for detecting colorectal cancer. Moreover, the method for detecting colorectal cancer may detect colorectal cancer of different stages (e.g., pre-cancer stage, early stage, middle stage, late stage).

Antibodies which specifically bind to components of the DNA synthesome which are altered in malignant cells are disclosed. These antibodies can be used, inter alia, to diagnose, prognoses, and treat malignancy and in assays to screen cells, tissues, and body fluids for the presence of a malignant phenotype. These antibodies can be further used to identify test compounds having the ability to suppress the malignant phenotype in a cell by assaying for the ability to inhibit or block the function of an altered component of the DNA synthesome associated with the malignant phenotype. Further, disclosed herein are methods and kit for minimally invasively detecting the presence of neoplasms and malignant conditions using easily obtainable body fluids, such as blood, plasma, lymph, pleural fluid, spinal fluid, saliva, sputum, urine, and semen, for example, to both detect the presence of cancer as well as assess the stage of the disease and the prognosis of the patient. By detecting the presence of an altered form of a component of the DNA synthesome in body fluid, one can diagnose and prognose malignancy. The disclosed method and kit therefor can be used as a diagnostic biomarker for malignancy as well as a means of monitoring the progress and effectiveness of therapeutics.

The invention discloses a urine biomarker for Japanese schistosomiasis early diagnosis. The urine biomarker is one or more of a xanthurenic acid, a naphthalenesulfonic acid, or enanthylcarnitine. Sensitivity and specificity of the marker are greater than 0.9, and an area under the curve (AUC) is greater than 0.9, indicating that the three indicators have better predictability and may be used for the Japanese schistosomiasis early diagnosis. The invention further discloses a metabolomics-based screening method for the urine biomarker for the Japanese schistosomiasis early diagnosis. By constructing a mouse Japanese schistosomiasis model, ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry is used to perform metabolomics analysis on mouse urine, and a characteristic differentialmetabolite, that is, the biomarker for the Japanese schistosomiasis early diagnosis, between a normal mouse and a Japanese schistosomiasis-infected mouse is found and analyzed. The screening method is non-invasive, convenient and fast, and can accurately reflect a metabolic spectrum difference between the Japanese schistosomiasis-infected mouse and the normal mouse and have high specificity.