发明名称 Compositions and methods for characterizing a myopathy
摘要 The invention provides compositions, methods, and kits diagnosing, monitoring, and otherwise characterizing a myopathy and for detecting the presence of autoantibodies in a biological sample.
申请公布号 US9335326(B2) 申请公布日期 2016.05.10
申请号 US201414283638 申请日期 2014.05.21
申请人 The Johns Hopkins University 发明人 Casciola-Rosen Livia A.;Christopher-Stine Lisa;Mammen Andrew;Rosen Antony
分类号 G01N33/53;G01N33/573;G01N33/564 主分类号 G01N33/53
代理机构 Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 代理人 Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. ;Corless Peter F.;Emmons Richard B.
主权项 1. A method for diagnosing a myopathy comprising: providing a kit having a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMGCR) protein or a fragment thereof having HMGCR autoantibody binding activity fixed to a solid phase; and contacting the HMGCR protein or fragment thereof with a sample from a subject suspected of having HMGCR autoantibodies, wherein sample binding to the HMGCR protein or fragment thereof indicates that the subject has a myopathy.
地址 Baltimore MD US