(19)
(11) EP 2 538 223 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A2)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
27.02.2013 Bulletin 2013/09

(43) Date of publication:
26.12.2012 Bulletin 2012/52

(21) Application number: 12185057.2

(22) Date of filing: 04.11.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01N 33/68(2006.01)
G01N 33/542(2006.01)
C12Q 1/37(2006.01)
C07K 14/47(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 05.11.2007 GB 0721713
20.11.2007 GB 0722748
15.02.2008 GB 0802814

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
08847014.1 / 2208073

(71) Applicant: Nordic Bioscience A/S
2730 Herlev (DK)

(72) Inventors:
  • Karsdal, Morten
    2100 Copenhagen (DK)
  • Qvist, Per
    DK-2930 Klampenborg (DK)
  • Barascuk, Natasha
    DK-2100 Kobenhavn (DK)

(74) Representative: Smart, Peter John 
Beck Greener Fulwood House 12 Fulwood Place
London WC1V 6HR
London WC1V 6HR (GB)

 
Remarks:
This application was filed on 19-09-2012 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.
 


(54) Biochemical markers for CVD risk assessment


(57) A method of bioassay for the quantification of peptide fragments comprising a neo-epitope formed by cleavage of a protein of an atherosclerotic plaque by a proteinase, wherein the protein is decorin and said method comprises contacting a sample such as urine or serum with an antibody reactive with the neo-epitope and determining the level of binding of said immunological binding partner to peptide fragments in said sample. The assay is predictive of risk of cardiovascular disease events.