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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2018
Applicants:
Bio-rad Europe Gmbh, Basel, CH;
Bio-rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA (US);
Inventors:
Isabelle Batxelli-Molina, Basel, CH;
Florian Salipante, Basel, CH;
Roger P. Walker, Hercules, CA (US);
John Flanagan, Hercules, CA (US);
Jeannette Fareh-Michiel, Basel, CH;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/68 (2006.01); G16B 25/10 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/6893 (2013.01); G01N 33/6869 (2013.01); G16B 25/10 (2019.02); G01N 2333/521 (2013.01); G01N 2333/5421 (2013.01); G01N 2333/575 (2013.01); G01N 2400/40 (2013.01); G01N 2800/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides a method of diagnosing Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) and/or the hepatic fibrosis status of a subject, especially a subject afflicted with Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or NASH, based on the level of only three or more particular biomarkers. The invention further provides a kit suitable for performing said method and the use of said method and methods of treating patients diagnosed in accordance with the disclosed methods.