Methods are provided for detecting and/or quantifying insulin-like growth factor-2 (IGF-2) variant(s) in a sample. Methods provided herein are further directed to using the detected ion or ions to determine the presence of IGF2 variant(s) in the sample.

The present subject matter provides, inter alia, compositions, systems, kits, and methods for diagnosing and treating small vessel diseases (SVDs).

Disclosed herein are methods for analyzing a biological sample. The methods of the present disclosure may comprise incubating the biological sample to form a protein corona and assaying protein in the corona to identify one or more analyte proteins using a targeted method.

The present invention relates to a long-acting growth hormone (GH) for use in the treatment of an inflammation-induced disease.

The present disclosure provides include kits, compositions, and methods related to impaired respiratory health (e.g., diseases and conditions relating to lung injury). In particular, the present disclosure provides include kits, compositions, and methods for quantifying protein biomarkers associated with impaired respiratory health and assessing the risk of, monitoring, treating and/or preventing, interstitial lung diseases (ILDs).

The present invention relates to a method for differentiating between heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) in a subject suffering from heart failure, said method comprising the steps of determining the amounts of IGFBP7 (Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 7), of a BNP-type peptide, and optionally of CRP (C-reactive protein) in a sample from the subject, calculating (i) a ratio of the amount of IGFBP7 and the amount of the BNP-peptide or (ii) a ratio of the sum of the amounts of IGFBP7 and CRP and the amount of the BNP-type peptide, comparing the ratio calculated with a reference ratio, and differentiating between heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). The present invention further concerns a method for the diagnosis of HFpEF.

The present invention pertains to a multiple biomarker for cancer diagnosis and a use thereof and, specifically, to a composition for cancer diagnosis, comprising an agent for measuring the protein or mRNA expression levels of IGFI, KLK2, PKC, and TRPM8. The present inventors confirmed that rapid and accurate cancer diagnosis can be performed by detecting the unique marker combination of IGFI, KLK2, PKC, and TRPM8 of the present invention in serum samples from actual cancer patients and one or more cancers can be simultaneously detected. Thus, the combination of IGFI, KLK2, PKC, and TRPM8 is expected to allow for the rapid and accurate diagnosis of various cancers including prostate cancer.

The present invention relates to a method for differentiating between heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) in a subject suffering from heart failure, said method comprising the steps of determining the amounts of IGFBP7 (Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 7), of a BNP-type peptide, and optionally of CRP (C-reactive protein) in a sample from the subject, calculating (i) a ratio of the amount of IGFBP7 and the amount of the BNP-peptide or (ii) a ratio of the sum of the amounts of IGFBP7 and CRP and the amount of the BNP-type peptide, comparing the ratio calculated with a reference ratio, and differentiating between heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). The present invention further concerns a method for the diagnosis of HFpEF.

Described herein is a new oral method for using MK-0677 for detecting growth hormone (GH) deficiency (GHD). Also described is a method of treating growth hormone (GH) deficiency (MD) in children with a functional hypothalamic-pituitary GH axis.

Described herein, inter alia, are IGF2BP2 inhibitor compounds and methods of using the same.