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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2002
Applicants:
Lee E. Goldstein, Marblehead, MA (US);
Leo T. Chylack, Jr., Duxbury, MA (US);
Inventors:
Lee E. Goldstein, Marblehead, MA (US);
Leo T. Chylack, Jr., Duxbury, MA (US);
Assignees:
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention features a method of diagnosing or providing a prognosis regarding the state of Alzheimer's Disease in a mammal by contacting an ocular tissue with a detectably-labeled compound, which binds to an amyloid protein. An increase in binding of the compound to the ocular tissue compared to a normal control level of binding indicates that the mammal is suffering from or is at risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease.