THAI MALENG MAT US010017821B2ERIALI MITTE (12 ) United States Patent ( 10 ) Patent No. : US 10 ,017 , 821 B2 Sharp et al. (45 ) Date of Patent : * Jul. 10 , 2018 ( 54 ) BIOMARKERS FOR DIAGNOSING ( 2013 .01 ) ; GOIN 2800 / 324 (2013 . 01 ) ; GOIN ISCHEMIA 2800 / 50 (2013 .01 ) ; GOIN 2800 /7019 ( 2013 .01 ) (71 ) Applicant : The Regents of the University of (58 ) Field of Classification Search California , Oakland , CA (US ) CPC .. .. .. C12Q 1 /6883 ; C12Q 2600 / 158 ; GOIN 33 /6893 ; GOIN 2800 / 2871 ; GOIN ( 72 ) Inventors : Frank Sharp , Davis , CA (US ) ; Glen C 2800 /324 ; GOIN 28 / 50 ; GOIN 2800 /7019 Jickling , Sacramento , CA (US ) See application file for complete search history . ( 73 ) Assignee : The Regents of the University of ( 56 ) References Cited California , Oakland , CA (US ) U . S . PATENT DOCUMENTS ( * ) Notice : Subject to any disclaimer , the term of this 9 ,057 ,109 B2 6 / 2015 Chang patent is extended or adjusted under 35 9 ,200 , 322 B2 12 /2015 Barr et al . U . S . C . 154 ( b ) by 0 days . 9 ,410 ,204 B2 * 8 /2016 Sharp .. .. ... C12Q 1 /6883 This patent is subject to a terminal dis (Continued ) claimer . FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS (21 ) Appl. No. : 15 /226 ,844 WO WO 02 / 12892 2 /2002 WO WO 03 /016910 2 /2003 ( 22 ) Filed : Aug . 2 , 2016 ( Continued ) (65 ) Prior Publication Data OTHER PUBLICATIONS US 2017 /0029891 A1 Feb . 2 , 2017 PCT International Search Report and Written Opinion dated Jul . 25 , Related U . S . Application Data 2008 issued in PCT/ US2008 / 062064 . (63 ) Continuation of application No. 14 /370 ,709 , filed as (Continued ) application No . PCT /US2013 /020240 on Jan . 4 , Primary Examiner — Reza Ghafoorian 2013 , now Pat . No . 9 ,410 ,204 . (74 ) Attorney , Agent, or Firm — Weaver Austin (60 ) Provisional application No. 61/ 584 ,232 , filed on Jan . Villeneuve & Sampson LLP 7 , 2012 . (57 ) ABSTRACT (51 ) Int. Ci. The present invention provides methods and compositions C120 1 /68 ( 2018 .01 ) for diagnosing and predicting the occurrence of ischemia . C12Q 1 /6883 ( 2018 .01 ) For example , the present invention provides methods and GOIN 33868 ( 2006 .01 ) compositions for diagnosing and predicting the risk and (52 ) U . S . CI. cause of transient neurological events ( TNE ) as ischemic or CPC . .. .. C12Q 1 /6883 ( 2013 . 01 ) ; GOIN 33 /6893 non - ischemic . (2013 . 01 ) ; C12Q 2600 / 118 ( 2013 .01 ) ; C12Q 2600 / 158 (2013 . 01 ) ; GOIN 2800 /2871 11 Claims, 3 Drawing Sheets TIA (n = 26 ) VS ischemic Stroke (n = 94 ) ????????????????? 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