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Use of sialic acid determination for determining alcohol consumption

US6054322A · kind A · utility

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4References

15Claims

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Assignee

AXIS-SHIELD AS · NO

Inventors

Pekka Sillanaukee · Uppsala, SE
Kaija Seppa · Tampere, FI
Ola Mårtensson · Lund, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 28, 1997
Grant date	Apr 25, 2000
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 28, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T436/204165
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for the determination of an individual's alcohol consumption, characterized in comprising the steps: i) determining the level of sialic acid in a body fluid sample from the individual; ii) comparing the level found in step (i) with the level for the normal population, an increased level being an indication of an increased alcohol consumption relative to the consumption (per individual) of the normal population.

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