Diagnosis of alzheimer disease stage by mononuclear cell cytokine secretions
US5874312A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 10, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S436/811
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of diagnosing and determining the disease stage of a degenerative disease of the central nervous system associated with the impairment of integrative brain function is disclosed. The method includes the steps of (a) measuring a cytokine production level of peripheral mononuclear cells from a peripheral blood sample and (b) determining the disease stage by comparing the level determined in step (a) with a level generated by age-matched normal controls.
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