Patent ID: 7842463
Filing Date: 2010-11-30
Classification: G01N,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of diagnosing early stage renal impairment in a human having a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of more than 90 ml/min/1.73 m 2 , comprising: measuring an amount of apoA-IV in a plasma sample or a serum sample of the human; comparing the measured amount of apoA-IV with a reference value obtained from a human without renal impairment; and diagnosing early stage renal impairment based on the comparison of the measured amount of apoA-IV with the reference value, wherein early stage renal impairment is defined by a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of more than 90 ml/min/1.73 m