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Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015

Filed:

Aug. 12, 2010
Applicants:

Noriyuki Kawamura, Tokyo, JP;

Kosaku Shinoda, Yamagata, JP;

Yoshiaki Ohashi, Yamagata, JP;

Takamasa Ishikawa, Yamagata, JP;

Hajime Sato, Yamagata, JP;

Inventors:

Noriyuki Kawamura, Tokyo, JP;

Kosaku Shinoda, Yamagata, JP;

Yoshiaki Ohashi, Yamagata, JP;

Takamasa Ishikawa, Yamagata, JP;

Hajime Sato, Yamagata, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 33/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/6893 (2013.01); G01N 2800/304 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is a method for using low molecular weight compounds found in the body as a biomarker for diagnosing depression. Specifically, more than one compound selected from a group comprising the following are used: ADP-ribose, ATP, ADP, AMP, serotonin, tryptophan, kynurenine, SDMA (symmetrical dimethylarginine), threonine, glyceric acid, serine, N-acetylaspartic acid, glutamic acid, trigonelline, creatine, 2-methylserine, sphingosine, homovanillic acid, piperidine, sulfoxidized methionine, pipecolic acid, sphinganine, gamma-butyrobetaine, guanidinoacetic acid, isobutyric acid, creatinine, sarcosine, 3-methylbutyric acid, nicotinamide, betaine, ornithine, carnitine, ethanolamine, phosphoethanolamine, taurine, hypotaurine, aspartic acid, methionine, and tyrosine.


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