Patent ID: 9063148
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for treating radiation injury and exposure in a first mammal, comprising the steps of: obtaining one or more test samples from the first mammal; contacting the test samples with an antibody immunoreactive with a citrullinated protein to form an immunocomplex; detecting the immunocomplex with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); determining the degree of radiation injury and exposure to the first mammal, wherein a decrease in the quantity of the immunocomplex in the test samples, as compared to a control sample from at least one second mammal known to have a lower degree of radiation injury or exposure, indicates a higher degree of radiation injury and exposure to the first mammal; and providing medical treatment to the first mammal that is appropriate for the degree of radiation injury and exposure experienced by the first mammal.