Inventors:
Naftali Kaminski - Pittsburgh PA, US
Kevin F. Gibson - Gibsonia PA, US
Bernadette R. Gochuico - Potomac MD, US
Thomas J. Richards - Pittsburgh PA, US
Ivan Rosas - Pittsburgh PA, US
Kazuhisa Konishi - Kyoto, JP
Moises Selman - Mexico D.F., MX
Imre Noth - Chicago IL, US
International Classification:
C40B 30/04, C40B 40/06, C40B 40/10, G01N 33/573
US Classification:
506 9, 435 74, 506 16, 506 18
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.