Methods and compositions for diagnosing and monitoring auto immune and chronic inflammatory diseases

• US 7,771,950 B2
• Filed: 09/16/2009
• Issued: 08/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: CareDx, Inc.
• Original Assignee: XDx Incorporated
• Inventors: Woodward, Robert, Ly, Ngoc, Wohlgemuth, Jay, Fry, Kirk
• Primary Examiner(s): Martinell; James
• Application Number:
  US12/561,213
• Publication Number:
  US 20100009377A1
• Time in Patent Office: 328 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 435/6.11
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Abstract

Methods of diagnosing or monitoring autoimmune and chronic inflammatory diseases, particularly systemic lupus erythematosis and rheumatoid arthritis, in a patient by detecting the expression level of one or more genes in a patient, are described. Diagnostic oligonucleotides for diagnosing or monitoring autoimmune and chronic inflammatory diseases, particularly systemic lupus erythematosis and rheumatoid arthritis and kits or systems containing the same are also described.

Claims

1. A method of diagnosing or monitoring an autoimmune or chronic inflammatory disease in a patient, comprising detecting the expression level of a gene in said patient to diagnose or monitor said autoimmune or chronic inflammatory disease in said patient wherein said gene comprises the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:

506.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said autoimmune or chronic inflammatory disease is selected from the group consisting of:

Rheumatoid Arthritis, Cholecystitis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosis, Sjogrens Disease, CREST syndrome, Scleroderma, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Crohn'"'"'s, Ulcerative Colitis, Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis, Appendicitis, Diverticulitis, Primary Biliary Sclerosis, Wegener'"'"'s Granulomatosis, Polyarteritis nodosa, Whipple'"'"'s Disease, Psoriasis, Microscopic Polyanngiitis, Takayasu'"'"'s Disease, Kawasaki'"'"'s Disease, Autoimmune hepatitis, Asthma, Churg-Strauss Disease, Beurger'"'"'s Disease, Raynaud'"'"'s Disease, and Cholecystitis.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said disease is Systemic Lupus Erythematosis.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said disease is Rheumatoid Arthritis.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said expression level is detected by measuring the RNA level expressed by said gene.

6. The method of claim 5, further including isolating RNA from said patient prior to detecting said RNA level expressed by said gene.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein said RNA level is detected by PCR.

8. The method of claim 6 wherein said RNA level is detected by hybridization.

9. The method of claim 6 wherein said RNA level is detected by hybridization to an oligonucleotide.