Method for the diagnosis of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis based on a metabolomic profile
US8563318B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 11, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/24
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to methods for the diagnosis of non-alcoholic steatosis (NASH). The method relies on the determination of certain metabolic markers in a biological sample of the patient which are up- or down-regulated in the NASH patients vs. patients with a simple fatty liver (steatosis).
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