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Diagnosis of autism

US8268576B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Autism Biodiagnostic Ltd · GB

Inventors

Anders Grubb · Lund, SE
Naghi Momeni · Malmö, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 22, 2011
Grant date	Sep 18, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 22, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N33/6896
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for diagnosing autism in a subject is performed by determining the presence and concentration of specific peptides in the body fluid. The peptides have the amino acid sequences SKITHRIHWESASLL (SEQ ID NO: 1), SSKITHRIHWESASLL (SEQ ID NO: 2), and SSKITHRIHWESASLLR (SEQ ID NO: 3) with the molecular masses 1779 +/−1 Da, 1865 +/−1 Da and 2022 +/−1 Da, respectively.

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