US Patent Issued to UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH- OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION on April 14 for "Biomarkers of renal injury" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,746, issued on April 14, was assigned to UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH- OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION (Pittsburgh).

"Biomarkers of renal injury" was invented by Kai Singbartl (Pittsburgh) and John A. Kellum (Pittsburgh).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention is related to the field of the prevention and treatment of kidney disease. The treatment of kidney disease may be tailored depending upon the need for, or expectation of, long-term dialysis. For example, prediction of long-term dialysis treatment can be determined by monitoring urine biomarkers related to the development of chronic kidney disease. For example, ...