Patent ID: 7225080
Filing Date: 2007-05-29
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. A method for diagnosis of an inflammatory, a fibrotic or a cancerous disease in a patient comprising the steps of: a) measuring the values of at least four biochemical markers selected from the group consisting of α2-macroglobulin, AST (aspartate aminotransferase), ALT (alanine aminotransferase), GGT (gammaglutamyl transpeptidase), γ-globulin, total bilirubin, albumin, α1-globulin, α2-globulin, haptoglobin, β-globulin, apoA1, IL-10, TGF-β1, apoA2, and apoB in the serum or plasma of said patient; b) combining said values through a logistic function including said markers; and c) analyzing the end value of said logistic function in order to determine the presence of liver fibrosis and/or liver necroinflammatory lesions in said patient.