Means and method for diagnosing diabetes

US8216848B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Metanomics GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Bianca Bethan · Berlin, DE
• Kristina Busch · Berlin, DE
• Jan C. Wiemer · Berlin, DE
• Martijn Gipmans · Potsdam, DE
• Edgar Leibold · Bischofswerda, DE
• Jochen Spranger · Kleinmachnow, DE
• Thomas Bobbert · Berlin, DE
• Andreas Pfeiffer · Nuremberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 21, 2007
• Grant date: Jul 10, 2012
• Expiry date: Sep 5, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T436/24
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing diabetes or a predisposition thereof, comprising determining at least one metabolite in a test sample of a subject suspected to suffer from diabetes or to have a predisposition therefor and comparing the metabolite to a reference to diagnose diabetes or a predisposition therefor. The present invention further encompasses a collection of metabolites, a data collection comprising characteristic values of metabolites and a storage medium comprising the data collection. The present invention also relates to a system comprising methods or devices for comparing characteristic values of metabolites of a sample operatively linked to a data storage medium. The present invention also encompasses diagnostic methods or devices comprising at least one metabolite and use of the metabolite for the manufacture of diagnostic methods and devices for diagnosing diabetes; and a method for identifying diabetes-related metabolites.