Patent ID: 9410938
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: A61B,A61K,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A method of testing and treating a subject with asthma comprising: a) testing a plasma sample from a subject with asthma to determine the level of taurine, wherein said testing is performed by the use of liquid chromatography, gas chromatography, and/or mass spectrometry; and b) administering asthma therapy to said subject based on said level of taurine, wherein said asthma therapy is a non-steroidal therapeutic agent that is a leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRA) if said level of taurine is at least 2-fold increased compared to a control level, and wherein said asthma therapy is a steroidal therapeutic agent if said level of taurine is not at least 2-fold increased compared to a control level.