Title:
METHODS OF PREDICTING A BENEFIT OF ANTIOXIDANT THERAPY FOR PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN HYPERGLYCEMIC PATIENTS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004060135
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method of determining a potential of a diabetic patient to benefit from anti oxidant therapy for treatment of a vascular complication, the method comprising determining a haptoglobin phenotype of the diabetic patient and thereby determining the potential of the diabetic patient to benefit from said anti oxidant therapy, whereby a patient having a haptoglobin 2-2 phenotype benefits from anti oxidant therapy more than a patient having a haptoglobin 1-2 phenotype or a patient having a haptoglobin 1-1 phenotype.
Inventors:
LEVY ANDREW P (IL)
Application Number:
PCT/IL2003/001120
Publication Date:
September 10, 2004
Filing Date:
December 31, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
RAPPAPORT FAMILY INST FOR RES (IL)
LEVY ANDREW P (IL)
LEVY ANDREW P (IL)
International Classes:
C12P19/34; C12Q1/68; A61B; (IPC1-7): C12Q1/68; C12P19/34
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2001080711A2 | 2001-11-01 |
Foreign References:
| US6251608B1 | 2001-06-26 | |||
| US6599702B1 | 2003-07-29 | |||
| US6613519B1 | 2003-09-02 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1587953A4
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