| CPC G01N 33/6893 (2013.01) [A61P 37/08 (2018.01); C07K 16/40 (2013.01); C12N 15/1137 (2013.01); C07K 2317/76 (2013.01); C12N 2310/14 (2013.01); G01N 2333/96433 (2013.01); G01N 2800/122 (2013.01); G01N 2800/24 (2013.01); G01N 2800/56 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
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1. A method for assessing or predicting severity of an allergic disease in a subject, comprising
i) determining a PCSK9 level in a biological sample obtained from the subject,
ii) comparing the level determined at step i) with a predetermined reference value,
iii) concluding that the subject has or is susceptible to have a severe allergic disease when the level of PCSK9 is higher than the predetermined reference value, wherein the allergic disease is selected from the group consisting of a food allergy, allergic rhinitis and asthma, and
iv) administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a PCSK9 inhibitor.
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