US Patent:
20110111976, May 12, 2011
Inventors:
Thomas L. Fare - Furlong PA, US
Philip W. Garrett-Engele - Needham MA, US
Warren E. Glaab - Doylestown PA, US
Jason M. Johnson - Needham MA, US
Omar F. Laterza - New York NY, US
Lee Lim - San Francisco CA, US
Steve W. Ludmerer - North Wales PA, US
David B. Olsen - Lansdale PA, US
Joseph F. Sina - Maple Glen PA, US
Frank D. Sistare - Collegeville PA, US
Assignee:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. - Rahway NJ
International Classification:
C40B 30/04
C12Q 1/68
G01N 33/53
Abstract:
One aspect of the invention generally relates to use of tissue enriched miRNAs as biomarker to estimate tissue damage in a fluid sample. In a second aspect, methods are provided for monitoring a subject who is exposed or might have been exposed to an agent that has a risk of causing tissue injury. In a third aspect, methods are provided for identifying an agent as having a risk of causing tissue injury to a vertebrate subject. In a fourth aspect, kits are provided for practicing the methods of above-listed aspects. The contents of this ABSTRACT are not intended to in anyway limit the scope of the inventions claimed herein.