CPC G01N 33/6848 (2013.01) [G01N 30/7233 (2013.01); G01N 30/88 (2013.01); G01N 33/6893 (2013.01); G01N 2030/027 (2013.01); G01N 2030/8831 (2013.01); G01N 2800/224 (2013.01); G01N 2800/50 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A method for identifying a subject having or at risk for hereditary angioedema (HAE), the method comprising:
(i) providing a biological sample of a subject,
(ii) contacting the sample with a protease to generate a plurality of digested peptides;
(iii) measuring the level of a signature peptide in the plurality of digested peptides, wherein the signature peptide is indicative of the 46 kDa light chain and is KHNLGHGH (SEQ ID NO: 1), or the 56 kDa light chain and is SSRIGE (SEQ ID NO: 5); and
(iv) identifying the subject as having HAE or being at risk for HAE attack based on the level of cleaved HMWK, wherein an elevated level of cleaved HMWK in the biological sample as compared with a predetermined reference value indicates that the subject has HAE or is at risk for HAE attack.
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