Method for diagnosing the metabolic syndrome (MS)
AssigneeHans Dieplinger
InventorsHans Dieplinger, Florian Kronenberg, Johann Willeit, Stefan Kiechl, Wolfgang Engel
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a method for diagnosing the metabolic syndrome by determination of the afamin content in a sample of a body fluid or a tissue sample, wherein the metabolic syndrome is diagnosed if the afamin content in the sample is increased compared to the afamin content in a sample from a person not having the metabolic syndrome.
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A method of diagnosing a metabolic syndrome comprising determining afamin content in a sample of a body fluid or a tissue sample, wherein a metabolic syndrome is diagnosed if the afamin content in the sample is significantly elevated compared to that of a person not having the metabolic syndrome.
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