Title:
TESTING METHOD FOR DETERMINING DEMENTIA USING BLOOD SAMPLE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/090625
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a testing method and a biomarker, both of which enable the diagnosis of dementia (particularly Alzheimer-type dementia) in a simple manner, at low cost and safely.
The present invention provides a testing method for determining whether or not a blood sample of interest is originated from a mammal having dementia, which comprises the steps of: (A) measuring the quantity of plasmalogen contained in erythrocytes contained in the blood sample; and (B) comparing (i) the quantity of plasmalogen contained in erythrocytes contained in the blood sample with (ii) the quantity of plasmalogen contained in erythrocytes from a normal mammal which is the same species as that of a mammal from which the blood sample is collected.
Inventors:
MAWATARI SHIROU (JP)
FUJINO TAKEHIKO (JP)
FUJINO TAKEHIKO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2011/077014
Publication Date:
July 05, 2012
Filing Date:
November 24, 2011
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BOOCS MEDICAL CORP (JP)
MARUDAI FOOD CO LTD (JP)
UMEDA JIMUSHO LTD (JP)
MAWATARI SHIROU (JP)
FUJINO TAKEHIKO (JP)
MARUDAI FOOD CO LTD (JP)
UMEDA JIMUSHO LTD (JP)
MAWATARI SHIROU (JP)
FUJINO TAKEHIKO (JP)
International Classes:
G01N30/88; G01N30/86; G01N33/50; G01N33/92
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2011083827A1 | 2011-07-14 |
Foreign References:
| JP2006516568A | 2006-07-06 | |||
| JP2009528517A | 2009-08-06 | |||
| JP2010523986A | 2010-07-15 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SAEGUSA & PARTNERS (JP)
Patent business corporation 3 Edakuni [Hajime] patent firm (JP)
Patent business corporation 3 Edakuni [Hajime] patent firm (JP)
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