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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2011
Hiroaki Shimokawa, Sendai, JP;
Shin-ichi Tanaka, Sendai, JP;
Hiroaki Shimokawa, Sendai, JP;
Shin-ichi Tanaka, Sendai, JP;
Tohoku University, Sendai-Shi, JP;
Abstract
The object of the present invention is to provide a method of determining the dose and/or administration of statins to a patient suffering from a cardiovascular disease. The object is achieved by the method of determining the dose and/or administration of statins to a patient suffering from a cardiovascular disease comprising Step (1) of measuring the intracellular SmgGDS expression level of a patient suffering from a cardiovascular disease before and after administration of statin; and Step (2) of determining the type and/or the dose of statin for the patient in reference to the SmgGDS expression level measured in the Step (1).