Patent ID: 7682805
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for diagnosing major depression or schizophrenia in a patient, said method comprising: determining the level of at least one Reelin moiety in a biological sample from said patient, wherein said at least one Reelin moiety is chosen from a first Reelin moiety having an apparent molecular weight of about 410 kDa, a second Reelin moiety having an apparent molecular weight of about 180 kDa, and/or a third Reelin moiety having an apparent molecular weight of about 330 kDa, wherein said biological sample is selected from the group consisting of whole blood, plasma, and serum; comparing said at least one Reelin level in said patient with the level of a corresponding Reelin moiety in one or more control subjects; and diagnosing said major depression or said schizophrenia in said patient if: