Patent ID: 7494783
Filing Date: 2009-02-24
Classification: C12Q,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method of assessing trait anxiety in a subject, the method comprising providing a test sample from said subject; determining acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity in said test sample; and comparing AChE activity in said test sample to AChE activity in a reference sample derived from one or more individuals whose trait anxiety level is known, wherein said one or more individuals in said reference sample are similar to said subject in at least one trait selected from the group consisting of gender, age, race, ethnic group, and body mass index, and wherein a lower level of AChE activity in said test sample compared to AChE activity in said reference sample indicates said subject has greater trait anxiety than the trait anxiety level of said one or more individuals from which the reference sample was derived, thereby assessing trait anxiety in said subject.