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Biomarker for HIV-1 Infection
Temple University
posted on 08/05/2011
This invention relates to measurements of monocyte CD 163, a monocyte/macrophage-specific scavenger receptor for hemoglobin-haptoglobin complex, mean fluorescence intensity and frequency measurements in blood which is an important surrogate marker for clinical management of HIV-1 infected individuals. This marker may be used to predict disease progression, viral load and changes in viral load, and may be important in diagnosis and or risk assessment relative to CNS and other neurological manifestations of HIV infection.
Suggested Uses
• Useful for monitoring the course of HIV-1 infection and/or HIV Encephalopathy.
File Number: 546JR
| Patent Number(s): | 12/301796 |
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