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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2019
Applicants:
Kyushu University, National University Corporation, Fukuoka, JP;
Kurume Research Park Co., Ltd., Kurume, JP;
Inventors:
Toshiharu Ninomiya, Fukuoka, JP;
Yoshinori Katakura, Fukuoka, JP;
Satoru Kuhara, Fukuoka, JP;
Jun Hata, Fukuoka, JP;
Kazuhiro Fujita, Kurume, JP;
Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/68 (2006.01); A23L 33/00 (2016.01); A23L 33/175 (2016.01); G16H 50/00 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/6896 (2013.01); A23L 33/175 (2016.08); A23L 33/40 (2016.08); G16H 50/00 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); A23V 2002/00 (2013.01); A61B 5/4088 (2013.01); G01N 2800/2814 (2013.01); G01N 2800/2821 (2013.01); G01N 2800/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A disease risk assessment apparatus () includes an assessment unit () for assessing the risk of developing dementia in a subject, based on the concentration of an amino acid in the blood of the subject. The amino acid includes at least one selected from the group consisting of histidine, phenylalanine, leucine, isoleucine, methionine, threonine, glycine, glutamine, lysine, asparagine, homocysteine, cystathionine, S-adenosylmethionine, and S-adenosylhomocysteine.