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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.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2010

Filed:

Jul. 10, 2007
Applicants:

Carlos Matute Almau, Leioa, ES;

Aitor Palomino Fernández DE Larrea, Vitoria, ES;

Ana González Pinto, Vitoria, ES;

Inventors:
Assignees:

Hospital Santiago Apóstol, Gasteiz (Victoria), ES;

Universidad Del País Vasco, Leioa (Vizcaya), ES;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/50 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The invention describes an in vitro method for detecting a psychiatric disorder occurring with psychosis selected from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in an individual who has suffered a first psychotic episode, or for determining the state or severity of said disorder, or for monitoring the effect of a therapy administered to an individual who suffers said disorder, or for evaluating the predisposition of an individual presenting a prodromal symptom to develop said disorder, based on the use of the brain-derived neutrophic factor (BDNF) as a marker.


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