Inventors:
George C. Tsokos - Boston MA, US
Assignee:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc - Boston MA
International Classification:
C12Q 1/68, G01N 33/68
US Classification:
514169, 435 612, 435 611, 435 792, 514630, 506 9
Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods, compositions, and diagnostic tests for diagnosing and treating lupus and other related diseases or disease subsets. In particular, the method, compositions, and diagnostic tests relate to a combination of one or more genes, where the expression of these genes indicates a predisposition to develop, or a diagnosis of, lupus and other related diseases or disease subsets.