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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019

Filed:

Apr. 23, 2015
Applicants:

Vaiomer, Labege, FR;

Università Degli Studi Di Roma Tor Vergata, Rome, IT;

Fundació Institut D'investigació Biomèdica DE Girona Dr. Josep Trueta, Girona, ES;

Inventors:

Michael Courtney, Lyons, FR;

Benjamin Lelouvier, Toulouse, FR;

Massimo Federici, Rome, IT;

Jose Manuel Fernandez-Real, Gerone, ES;

Sandrine Païssé, Toulouse, FR;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2018.01); C12Q 1/6883 (2018.01); C12Q 1/689 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6883 (2013.01); C12Q 1/689 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/112 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/136 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention concerns methods, in particular in vitro methods, for diagnosing liver fibrosis in a subject suffering from obesity, or for selecting a subject suffering from obesity for liver biopsy or for treatment. The present invention also pertains to methods for screening a probiotic, a prebiotic, a chemical compound or a biological compound suitable for preventing and/or treating liver fibrosis.


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