Patent ID: 11940450
Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A method for treating UPJO in a subject, comprising;
(a) detecting one or more proteins selected from the group consisting of ISLR, QPRT, PTGR1, VCAM1, and FCN2, in a urine sample from a subject that has undergone treatment for the UPJO, wherein the subject is a human child; and
(b) comparing an amount of the one or more proteins in the urine sample to a standard;
wherein no change or an increase in the amount of the one or more proteins in the urine sample relative to the standard indicates the treatment was ineffective; and
(c) modifying the treatment of the subject, wherein modifying the treatment comprises surgery, endopyelotomy, laparoscopic pyeloplasty, and/or placement of a stent.