Diagnostic for Endometriosis and other Inflammatory Diseases
Possible commercial applications include a new non-surgical diagnostic method for assessing and monitoring endometriosis. A diagnostic test may use a simple blood sample alone or together with collected endometrial cells during menstruation.
Researchers at UC San Diego, Dr Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, and McMaster University, Dr. Warren Foster, Jocely Wells and Dr. Nick Leyland, have discovered a unique preferred combination of biomarkers in blood and endometrial cells for diagnosing endometriosis and progression of other inflammatory diseases. One of the markers, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), is elevated in plasma of endometriosis patients.
Intellectual Property Info US Provisional Patent application filed. Tech ID/UC Case 23702/2013-312-0 Related Cases 2013-312-0
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