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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Glenn O Bair, Topeka, KS (US);
Austin Shug, Marco Island, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422 61 ; 422 99 ; 436 63 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides biochemical assays for diagnosing premenstrual syndrome in human females. A kit for diagnosing premenstrual syndrome in a female human comprising means for determining free and esterified L-carnitine concentration in blood serum or plasma and instructions for employing said means to obtain a ratio of esterified L-carnitine to free L-carnitine. Women who have an esterified to free L-carnitine ratio of greater than about 0.22 and who have a total L-carnitine concentration greater than 20 .mu.moles/liter are diagnosed as having premenstrual syndrome.