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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2016
Applicants:
Xinbin Gu, Washington, DC (US);
Grace Robinson, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Xinbin Gu, Washington, DC (US);
Grace Robinson, Washington, DC (US);
Assignee:
Howard University, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/6893 (2013.01); G01N 2333/4725 (2013.01); G01N 2333/525 (2013.01); G01N 2800/042 (2013.01); G01N 2800/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to the identification of salivary biomarkers for diagnosis and monitoring of type 2 diabetes in a subject. Also provided are methods for noninvasively diagnosing and monitoring type 2 diabetes in a subject. More particularly, the expression of salivary biomarkers, including MUC-1, MUC-2, MUC-4, and MUC-5B, are highly associated with A1C level in African American patients with type 2 diabetes.