Method for the differential diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease based on a metabolomic profile
US8758992B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 20, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/52
- 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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