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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2014
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Eleftheria Maratos-Flier, Newton, MA (US);
Mark Herman, Needham, MA (US);
Jody Dushay, Newton, MA (US);
Ffolliott Martin Fisher, Watertown, MA (US);
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides, inter alia, methods of monitoring the fructose response of a subject by determining the level of fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) gene expression product in a biological sample (such as a serum sample) from the subject, where the subject was previously administered a fructose bolus. The invention also provides methods of monitoring the response of a subject to a treatment for a disorder of metabolism, for discriminating fructose intolerance from other gastrointestinal disorders not associated with fructose intolerance, for identifying a subject at risk for developing a disorder of metabolism, as well as methods of treatment for a disorder of metabolism.