Patent ID: 9465038
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: G01N

Claim Text:
1. A method for assessing a condition related to expression of a cell membrane protein (CMP) of interest in a subject by quantitative measurement of the expression level of said CMP of interest in erythrocyte membranes of said subject, wherein the normal membrane expression range of said CMP of interest in the erythrocyte membrane is pre-determined or known and wherein the condition in said subject is related to altered expression of said CMP of interest in a tissue other than erythrocytes in said subject, said method comprising the steps of a lack of difference from the normal membrane expression range is considered as indicative of a normal condition in the tissue other than erythrocytes in said subject, a difference from the normal membrane expression range is considered as indicative of a condition different from normal in the tissue other than erythrocytes in said subject.