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methods for diagnosis of preeclampsia, for assessing the severity of preeclampsia, and for preeclampsia monitoring, biomarker uses, adapted method kit, and adapted device for diagnosing whether a patient has preeclampsia
methods for diagnosis of preeclampsia, for assessing the severity of preeclampsia, and for preeclampsia monitoring, biomarker uses, adapted method kit, and adapted device for diagnosing whether a patient has preeclampsia
The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing preeclampsia or a condition related to preeclampsia in a pregnant patient. The condition related to preeclampsia may be eclampsia, hellp syndrome or proteinuria. said method is based on measuring the amount of the igfbp-7 biomarker (insulin-like growth factor binding protein 7) in a patient sample and comparing the measured amount with a reference. Also encompassed by the present invention are methods for assessing the severity of preeclampsia or a condition related to preeclampsia and methods for monitoring a preeclampsia or condition related to preeclampsia in a pregnant patient. . The present invention further relates to the use of the igfbp-7 biomarker or an agent that specifically binds igfbp-7 in a patient sample for diagnosis, monitoring or evaluation of preeclampsia severity or a condition. related to preeclampsia. Finally, the present invention relates to a device adapted to perform the method of the present invention.
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