Joseph M. Ahearn - Sewickley PA, US Edward L. Erickson - Pipersville PA, US Douglas M. Hawkins - Edina MN, US Susan M. Manzi - Wexford PA, US Thomas Mercolino - Chapel Hill NC, US
Assignee:
CYPRESS BIOSCIENCE, INC. - San Diego CA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh PA
International Classification:
C12Q 1/02
US Classification:
435 29
Abstract:
The present invention provides methods of diagnosing and monitoring systemic lupus erythematosus and drug-induced lupus erythematosus by measuring cell-based complement activation products in a subject's blood. In particular, the invention describes a diagnostic method employing the measurement of multiple complement activation products, such as C3and C4, on the surfaces of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Kits and automated systems for performing the methods of the invention are also disclosed.
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The Energy Question: An International Failure of Policy
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