Method for diagnosis of alzheimer's disease
AssigneeIntracell, LLC
InventorsBrian J. Balin, J. Todd Abrams, Alan P. Hudson, Judith A. Whittum-Hudson
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of treating Alzheimer's disease in a mammal comprising administering to the mammal an anti-microbial agent having anti-Chlamydia pneumoniae activity. The invention also relates to a method of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease in a mammal comprising measuring the serum anti-Chlamydia pneumoniae antibody titer in a patient suspected of having Alzheimer's disease.
Claims2
A method of diagnosing Alzheimer's disease in a human patient suspected of having Alzheimer's disease, wherein said human does not exhibit symptoms of multiple sclerosis or menginoencephalitis, said method comprising obtaining a cerebrospinal fluid sample from said patient, determining whether said cerebral spinal fluid sample contains Chlamydia pneumoniae, wherein the presence of Chlamydia pneumoniae in said sample is an indication that said patient has Alzheimer's disease.
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