Patents Assigned to Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosio Villegas—D.F.
  • Marker panels for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis diagnosis and evaluation
    Patent number: 8846341
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the discovery that of a panel of serum or plasma markers may be used to diagnose Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (“IPF”) and distinguish this condition from other lung ailments. It further relates to the identification of markers associated with IPF disease progression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignees: University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, The University of Chicago, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias Ismael Cosio Villegas—D.F.
    Inventors: Naftali Kaminski, Kevin F. Gibson, Bernadette R. Gochuico, Thomas J. Richards, Ivan Rosas, Kazuhisa Konishi, Moises Selman, Jose David Herazo-Maya, Imre Noth