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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2009
Applicants:
Joachim Struck, Berlin, DE;
Andreas Bergmann, Berlin, DE;
Olle Melander, Malmo, SE;
Christopher Newton-cheh, Boston, MA (US);
Thomas J. Wang, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Joachim Struck, Berlin, DE;
Andreas Bergmann, Berlin, DE;
Olle Melander, Malmo, SE;
Christopher Newton-Cheh, Boston, MA (US);
Thomas J. Wang, Boston, MA (US);
Assignees:
B.R.A.H.M.S GMBH, Hennigsdorf, DE;
THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION, Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 31/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 33/68 (2006.01); C07K 7/16 (2006.01); G01N 33/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/68 (2013.01); C07K 7/16 (2013.01); G01N 33/74 (2013.01); G01N 2800/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Subject of the present invention are assays and in vitro methods for the prediction of the risk of a subject for contracting metabolic syndrome and/or diabetes mellitus and for diagnosing metabolic syndrome, comprising determining the level of arginine vasopressin pro-hormone or fragments thereof in a sample of a subject.