Patent ID: 7981683
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of judging as to whether a subject is suffering from diabetes using a γ-tocopherol/cholesterol value in very low density lipoprotein (VLDL), comprising the steps of: obtaining a sample containing VLDL from said subject, measuring the γ-tocopherol and cholesterol values in the VLDL contained in said sample, and then calculating the γ-tocopherol/cholesterol value in the VLDL by dividing said measured γ-tocopherol value by said measured cholesterol value, wherein when the γ-tocopherol/cholesterol value in the VLDL of the subject is lower than a mean γ-tocopherol/cholesterol value in healthy individuals who are not suffering from diabetes, the subject is judged to suffer from diabetes, and when it is not lower than the mean γ-tocopherol/cholesterol value of the healthy individuals, the subject is judged to be not suffering from diabetes.