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METHOD OF DIAGNOSING OF EXPOSURE TO TOXIC AGENTS BY MEASURING DISTINCT PATTERN IN THE LEVELS OF EXPRESSION OF SPECIFIC GENES
A method of diagnosing exposure to a toxic agent comprising the steps of detecting the amount of protein/gene expression present in a sample of mammalian tissue or mammalian body fluids that has not been exposed to a toxic agent. Then the amount of protein/gene expression present in a sample of mammalian tissue or mammalian body fluids that has been exposed to the toxic agent is detected. A determination of the difference in the detected amount of protein/gene expression between the exposed and unexposed samples is made. A comparison of the difference to a library of expected protein/gene expression for predetermined toxic agents is made. Finally, an evaluation is made whether the difference indicates the exposure to a particular toxic agent. A treatment method for administering a therapeutic agent which inhibits the mechanistic pathways necessary to maintain the progression of lethal shock is also disclosed.
Docket:WRAIR 99-05
Publication/Issued No.:6,316,197
Publication/Issue Date:2001-11-13
Categories: Method
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Lab:WRAIR
Inventor(s):DAS, R.; JETT, M.; MENDIS, C.