Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods for diagnosing and treating encephalitis or epilepsy
- Patent Title (中): 诊断和治疗脑炎或癫痫的方法
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Application No.: US13498355Application Date: 2010-09-29
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Publication No.: US08685656B2Publication Date: 2014-04-01
- Inventor: Josep Dalmau
- Applicant: Josep Dalmau
- Applicant Address: US PA Philadelphia
- Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
- Current Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Philadelphia
- Agency: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz LLP
- Agent Mark S. Cohen
- International Application: PCT/US2010/050746 WO 20100929
- International Announcement: WO2011/041433 WO 20110407
- Main IPC: G01N33/567
- IPC: G01N33/567 ; C07K16/28
Abstract:
This invention provides methods of diagnosing or determining a cause of an autoimmune encephalitis or an epilepsy in a subject and of diagnosing a tumor in a subject, comprising the step of testing a biological sample of the subject for an anti-body to a GABAB receptor. This invention further provides methods of treating an autoimmune encephalitis or an epilepsy, comprising the steps of detecting an antibody to a GABAB receptor and treating a tumor associated with the disease.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120213803A1 METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING ENCEPHALITIS OR EPILEPSY Public/Granted day:2012-08-23
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