DIAGNOSIS OF SEPSIS AND SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME

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13261860

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The present invention relates a method for the diagnosis, prediction or risk stratification for mortality and/or disease outcome of a subject that has or is suspected to have sepsis, comprising determining the presence and/or level of antitrypsin (ATT) or fragments thereof in a sample taken from said subject and/or determining the presence and/or level of transthyretin (TTR) or fragments thereof, wherein the presence and/or level of ATT and/or TTR or fragments thereof is correlated with an increased risk of mortality and, wherein said increased risk of mortality and/or poor disease outcome is given if the level of ATT is below a certain cut-off value and/or the level of fragments thereof is above a certain cut-off value and/or said increased risk of mortality and/or poor disease outcome is given if the level of TTR is below a certain cut-off value and/or the level of fragments thereof is below a certain cut-off value. The invention relates in general to the use of ATT and/or TTR or its fragments for the diagnosis of sepsis, and to nucleotides of SEQ ID NO. 2 to 14.

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UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM JENA07747 JENA

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Brunkhorst, Frank Jena, DE 2 1
Deufel, Thomas Jena, DE 3 1
Kiehntopf, Michael Jena, DE 3 4
Schmerler, Diana Jena, DE 2 1

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