Use of prothymosin in the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis

Prothymosin expression is up-regulated in endometriotic tissue. This invention provides methods of diagnosing endometriosis by detecting up-regulation of a prothymosin gene product, and methods of treating endometriosis by down-regulating expression of prothymosin in ectopic or eutopic endometriotic...

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Main Authors PATRICK A SCHNEIDER, KAREN K. YAMAMOTO, CYNTHIA K. FRENCH
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 20.12.1999
Edition6
Subjects
BEER
BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR
COMPOSITIONS THEREOF
CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL ORENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES
CULTURE MEDIA
ENZYMOLOGY
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
MEASURING
MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEICACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS
METALLURGY
MICROBIOLOGY
MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES
MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
PHYSICS
PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS
PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS
SPIRITS
TESTING
VINEGAR
WINE
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Summary:Prothymosin expression is up-regulated in endometriotic tissue. This invention provides methods of diagnosing endometriosis by detecting up-regulation of a prothymosin gene product, and methods of treating endometriosis by down-regulating expression of prothymosin in ectopic or eutopic endometriotic tissue.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU19990042305