Patents Assigned to UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE COURIE (PARIS 6)
  • USE OF THE ALPHA CHAIN OF BRAIN SPECTRIN AND FRAGMENTS THEREOF, FOR DIAGNOSING CEREBRAL DISEASES
    Publication number: 20100304408
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for in vitro prognosticating and/or diagnosing cerebral cerebral malaria, wherein said method comprises a step of detecting non-erythroid spectrin or fragments thereof, and/or antibodies directed against non-erythroid spectrin, in a biological sample. Reagents and kits for performing this method are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicants: INSTITUT PASTEUR, UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE COURIE (PARIS 6)
    Inventors: Sylviane Pied, Vincent Guiyedi, Pierre-Andre Cazenave, Maryvonne Kombila, Youri Chanseaud