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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2003
Masaomi Iyo, Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 262-0033, JP;
Kenji Hashimoto, Nishitokyo, JP;
Michiko Nakazato, Narashino, JP;
Eiji Shimizu, Chiba, JP;
Hiroki Koizumi, Chiba, JP;
Masaomi Iyo, Hanamigawa-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba 262-0033, JP;
Kenji Hashimoto, Nishitokyo, JP;
Michiko Nakazato, Narashino, JP;
Eiji Shimizu, Chiba, JP;
Hiroki Koizumi, Chiba, JP;
Other;
Abstract
The present invention provides a diagnostic agent for eating disorders comprising as an active ingredient an antibody against brain-derived neurotrophic factor, and a method for detecting eating disorders comprising measuring of the concentration of a brain-derived neurotrophic factor in blood. Particularly, the eating disorders can easily be diagnosed by measuring the concentration of a brain-derived neurotrophic factor in blood of the patients with an antibody against brain-derived neurotrophic factor and a labeled antibody against brain-derived neurotrophic factor.