Patent ID: 8809008
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: A61P,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method of classifying a subject according to glucose tolerance as having normal glucose tolerance (NGT), impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), or type-2 diabetes, the method comprising: analyzing a biological sample from a subject to determine a level(s) of one or more biomarkers for glucose tolerance in the sample, wherein the one or more biomarkers are selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxybutyrate, pantothenate, linoleoyl LPC, and 4-methyl-2-oxopentanoate; and comparing the level(s) of the one or more biomarkers in the sample to glucose tolerance reference levels of the one or more biomarkers in order to classify the subject as having NGT, IGT, or type-2 diabetes.