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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:
Nov. 02, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
George L. King, Dover, MA (US);
Assignee:
Joslin Diabetes Center, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/48 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/48 ;
Abstract
The invention features a method for evaluating PKC activity in vascular tissues. The invention also features methods for diagnosing cardiovascular and diabetes related disorders, and for identifying and evaluating treatments for cardiovascular or diabetes related disorders. Methods for identifying and evaluating treatments for aging are also included. The methods include measuring PKC activity in monocytes as a surrogate for PKC activity in other tissues.