Method of determining a potential of a hyperglycemic patients of developing vascular complications
US6251608A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/042
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods for determining a potential of a hyperglycemic patient to develop vascular complications in response to oxidative stress and for determining the importance of reducing oxidative stress in a specific hyperglycemic patient are disclosed. Each method includes the step of determining a haptoglobin phenotype of the patient. A variety of means of making this determination are further disclosed.
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