Methods and Biomarkers for Diagnosing and Monitoring Psychotic Disorders
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Abstract
The invention relates to methods of diagnosing or monitoring a psychotic disorder in a subject comprising providing a test biological sample from the subject, performing spectral analysis on said test biological sample to provide one or more spectra, and, comparing the one or more spectra with one or more control spectra. The invention also relates to methods for diagnosing or monitoring psychotic disorders such as schizophrenic or bipolar disorders, comprising measuring the level of one or more biomarkers present in a biological sample taken from a test subject, said biomarkers being selected from the group consisting of transthyretin, ApoA1: VLDL, LDL and aromatic species such as plasma proteins. The invention also relates to sensors, biosensors, multi-analyte panels, arrays, assays and kits for performing methods of the invention.
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101 Claims
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1-75. -75. (canceled)
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76. A method selected from the group consisting of:
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i) diagnosing or monitoring a psychotic disorder, or predisposition thereto, and ii) monitoring efficacy of a therapy in a subject having, suspected of having, or suspected of being predisposed to, a psychotic disorder, wherein said method comprises measuring the level of one or more biomarkers present in a sample taken from a subject, said biomarkers being selected from a transthyretin peptide comprising SEQ ID NO;
1 or a fragment thereof, an ApoA1 peptide comprising SEQ ID NO;
2 or a fragment thereof, VLDL, LDL and aromatic species. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
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77. A method of identifying an anti-psychotic substance, comprising measuring the level of one or more biomarkers present in a sample taken from a subject, said biomarkers being selected from a transthyretin peptide comprising SEQ ID NO:
- 1 or a fragment thereof an ApoA1 peptide comprising SEQ ID NO;
2 or a fragment thereof, VLDL, LDL and aromatic species. - View Dependent Claims (90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101)
- 1 or a fragment thereof an ApoA1 peptide comprising SEQ ID NO;
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