Method for the diagnosis of depression based on monitoring blood levels of arginine vasopressin and/or thymopoietin
US5591588A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 20, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/25
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention provides a novel means of diagnosing, or confirming a diagnosis of, affective disorders, such as depression, based on the blood levels of arginine vasopressin and thymopoietin, either alone or in combination.
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