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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
James Vincent DeFrancesco, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Majid Afshar, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/98 (2006.01); G01N 33/68 (2006.01); G01N 1/40 (2006.01); G01N 30/72 (2006.01); G01N 30/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/98 (2013.01); G01N 1/4055 (2013.01); G01N 30/7206 (2013.01); G01N 33/6848 (2013.01); G01N 2001/4061 (2013.01); G01N 2030/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method for quantifying phosphatidylethanol ('PEth'), a direct ethanol biomarker, from a blood sample using gas chromatography mass spectrometry. The method disclosed herein is useful for diagnosing acute and chronic alcohol abuse.