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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2014
Applicant:
Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Tomokazu Matsuura, Tokyo, JP;
Katsushi Amano, Tokyo, JP;
Tomonori Sugita, Tokyo, JP;
Noriko Masubuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Sugihara, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/52 (2006.01); G01N 33/487 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01); H01J 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/487 (2013.01); G01N 33/50 (2013.01); G01N 33/5308 (2013.01); H01J 49/0036 (2013.01); G01N 2400/40 (2013.01); G01N 2800/085 (2013.01); G01N 2800/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a test method for discriminating a liver injury type using as an indicator a level of lithocholic acid (hereinafter abbreviated as LCA) in a biological sample of a subject. That is, provided is a test method comprising measuring a level of LCA in a biological sample collected from a subject, and discriminating a liver injury type as hepatocellular injury type, cholestasis type, or a mixed type thereof using the measured level of LCA as an indicator.