Patent ID: 9360451
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: G01N

Claim Text:
1. A method for diagnosing whether a subject is at high risk for developing atherosclerotic vascular disease (ASVD), comprising: (1) providing a specimen from a subject; (2) analyzing the specimen by using a gradient gel electrophoresis analysis; and (3) based on the results of the gel electrophoresis analysis in step (2), determining if the subject is at high risk for developing atherosclerotic vascular disease, wherein the gradient gel electrophoresis analysis in step (2) is a 4% to 12% Bis-Tris gradient gel electrophoresis analysis, and wherein in step (3), the subject is determined as being at high risk for developing atherosclerotic vascular disease if the gel electrophoresis analysis shows the following results: (a) a first protein band with a molecular weight of about 28,380 daltons to about 28,400 daltons; and (b) at least one of: (b1) a second protein band adjacent to the first protein band, with a molecular weight lower than that of the first protein band and a tint identical to or lighter than that of the first protein band; and (b2) a third protein band adjacent to the first protein band, with a molecular weight higher than that of the first protein band.