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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:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
David M. Holtzman, St. Louis, MO (US);
Anne Fagan Niven, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
Washington University, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/353 ; C12Q 1/00 ; A61K 3/800 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/353 ; C12Q 1/00 ; A61K 3/800 ;
Abstract
A diagnostic method for identifying individuals at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease is disclosed. The method relies on elevated levels of the ratio of A&bgr; /A&bgr; associated with lipoproteins in the cerebrospinal fluid of individuals at risk as compared to this ratio in the overall population.