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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:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2001
Paul M. Ridker, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Joann E. Manson, Beverly, MA (US);
Paul M. Ridker, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
JoAnn E. Manson, Beverly, MA (US);
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
The invention involves methods for characterizing an individual's risk profile of developing future diabetes or complications of diabetes by obtaining a level of an inflammatory marker in the individual. Preferred inflammatory markers according to the present invention include C reactive protein and interleukin-6. The invention also involves methods for evaluating the likelihood that an individual will benefit from treatment with an agent for reducing the risk of future diabetes.
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