METHOD FOR DETERMINING RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS ACTIVITY INDICATOR, AND BIOMARKER USED THEREIN

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APP PUB NO 20150045244A1
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14358517

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The object of the invention is to find a simple biomarker with high reproducibility with regard to a method for evaluating the activity of the condition and progression of rheumatoid arthritis disease and provide an effective evaluation method therefor. The invention is to provide a method for determining the value of a rheumatoid arthritis-linked indicator in a subject, the method being characterized by comprising a step for measuring the amount of expression of the FAM20A gene in blood collected from the subject, a step for analyzing the measured amount of expression using a gene expression profile that is prepared in advance and correlates with the indicator and a step for estimating the value of the indicator in the subject on the basis of the analysis results.

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KEIO UNIVERSITYTOKYO 108-8345
SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY38 MOROHONGO MOROYAMA-MACHI IRUMA-GUN SAITAMA 350-0495
DNA CHIP RESEARCH INCYOKOHAMA-SHI KANAGAWA 230-0045

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Amano, Koichi Saitama, JP 2 0
Hata, Yuko Kanagawa, JP 2 223
Ishizawa, Yohei Kanagawa, JP 4 1
Nakamura, Seiji Kanagawa, JP 62 1021
Takeuchi, Tsutomu Tokyo, JP 54 508
Tanino, Motohiko Kanagawa, JP 1 0

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