Inventors:
Vicki Seyfert - Chevy Chase MD, US
Adam Asare - Chevy Chase MD, US
Laurence A. Turka - Boston MA, US
Kenneth Newell - Atlanta GA, US
Assignee:
Regents of the University of California - Oakland CA
University of Pennsylvania - Philidelphia PA
Emory University - Atlanta GA
International Classification:
C40B 30/04, C40B 40/08, C12Q 1/02, C40B 40/10
US Classification:
506 9, 506 17, 435 29, 506 18
Abstract:
The present invention provides methods for predicting the development of tolerance to a transplant, such as a kidney, using molecular markers that have different expression patterns in tolerant transplant recipients, as compared to non-tolerant or healthy, non-recipient controls.