DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC USES OF GELSOLIN IN RENAL FAILURE

摘要

There is no shared technical feature among all of Groups l-lll. The shared technical feature of Groups I and III is a method for characterizing renal failure comppsing, inter alia, comparing levels of gelsolin. However, this is not an improvement over the prior art of US 5260224A to Stossel et al. (9 Novemeber 1993; hereinafter "Stossel") that teaches the use of gelosin in the diagnosis and treatment of renal disease (abstract, col 6 In 7-13, col 6 In 43-54, col 3 In 8-13). The shared technical feature of Groups Il and III is a method for characterizing renal failure comprising, inter alia, comparing levels of actin from the subject. However, this is not an improvment over the prior art of Stossel that teaches the use of actin in the diagnosis and treatment of renal disease (abstract, col 1 In 11-17, col 3 In 36-67; claimi).