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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:
Aug. 24, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Johan Frostegärd, Nacka, SE;
Assignee:
Athera Biotechnologies AB, Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/3567 ; G01N 3/353 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/3567 ; G01N 3/353 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of diagnosing cardiovascular disease and increased risk of early atherosclerosis in a human wherein the presence and/or concentration of antibodies to platelet activating factor (PAF) in a sample of body fluid of said human is assessed. The present invention further provides a kit carrying out said method.