Patent ID: 9606117
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A61K,A61P,G01N

Claim:
1. A method for detecting a polypeptide in a mammal likely to develop lupus or Sjogren's Syndrome, the method comprising the steps of: measuring an expression level of the polypeptide selected from the group consisting of cathepsin S (Ctss), cathepsin H (Ctsh), cathepsin R (Ctsr), cathepsin W (Ctsw) or cathepsin Z (Ctsz) by contacting a sample selected from the group consisting of saliva, plasma, blood, spinal fluid or lymphatic drainage with a Schirmer's test strip embedded with a quantitative fluorometric antibody specific for the polypeptide and measuring the amount of antibody bound to the polypeptide.