METHODS
First Claim
1. A method for aiding the diagnosis of Alzheimer'"'"'s disease in a subject, said method comprising;
- providing a sample of a blood derivative, wherein said blood derivative is serum or plasma, obtained from said subject;
assaying the amount of gelsolin present in said sample;
comparing the amount of gelsolin present in said sample to a reference amount of gelsolin present in a sample from a healthy subject, wherein detection of a gelsolin level in the sample from said subject which is lower than the gelsolin level in the reference sample indicates an increased likelihood of Alzheimer'"'"'s disease in said subject.
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Abstract
The invention provides a method for aiding the diagnosis or prognostic monitoring of Alzheimer'"'"'s disease in a subject, said method comprising; providing a sample of blood obtained from said patient; assaying the amount of gelsolin present in said sample; comparing the amount of gelsolin present in said sample to a reference amount of gelsolin present in a sample from a healthy subject, wherein detection of a gelsolin level in the sample from said patient which is lower than the gelsolin level in the reference sample indicates an increased likelihood of Alzheimer'"'"'s disease in said patient. Other markers are C1 protease inhibitor and ceruloplasmin. Both blood samples and tissue samples have been investigated.
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45 Claims
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1. A method for aiding the diagnosis of Alzheimer'"'"'s disease in a subject, said method comprising;
- providing a sample of a blood derivative, wherein said blood derivative is serum or plasma, obtained from said subject;
assaying the amount of gelsolin present in said sample;
comparing the amount of gelsolin present in said sample to a reference amount of gelsolin present in a sample from a healthy subject, wherein detection of a gelsolin level in the sample from said subject which is lower than the gelsolin level in the reference sample indicates an increased likelihood of Alzheimer'"'"'s disease in said subject. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- providing a sample of a blood derivative, wherein said blood derivative is serum or plasma, obtained from said subject;
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11. A method for aiding the diagnosis or prognostic monitoring of Alzheimer'"'"'s disease in a subject, said method comprising;
- providing a sample of a relevant tissue from said subject;
measuring the amount of one or more proteins selected from Gelsolin, C1 protease inhibitor and ceruloplasmin;
comparing the amount of said one or more proteins present in said sample to a reference amount of the same proteins in a sample from a healthy subject, wherein detection of a level different to that found in a reference sample indicates an increased likelihood of Alzheimer'"'"'s disease being present or developing or advancing in said subject.
- providing a sample of a relevant tissue from said subject;
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12. A method for aiding the diagnosis or prognostic monitoring of Alzheimer'"'"'s disease in a subject, said method comprising;
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(i) providing a sample of a relevant tissue from said subject; (ii) measuring the amount of gelsolin; and (iii) measuring the amount of one or more proteins selected from C1 protease inhibitor; ceruloplasmin; clusterin; complement c3; serum amyloid P component; alpha-2-macroglobulin; gamma-fibrinogen; complement factor H;
orapolipoprotein E; and (iv) comparing the amounts of said gelsolin and said one or more proteins present in said sample to a reference amount of the same proteins in a sample from a healthy subject, wherein detection of a level different to that found in a reference sample indicates an increased likelihood of Alzheimer'"'"'s disease being present or developing or advancing in said subject. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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20. An assay device for use in the diagnosis of Alzheimer'"'"'s disease, which comprises a solid substrate having a location containing a material, which recognizes, binds to, or has affinity for a polypeptide, or a fragment, variant or mutant thereof, wherein the polypeptide is selected from gelsolin (SEQ ID NO:
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2), or Ceruloplasmin (SEQ ID NO;
3). - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
- 1), C1 protease inhibitor (SEQ ID NO;
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28. A kit for use in the detection of gelsolin polypeptide, said kit comprising one or more of the following peptides of Table B:
- SEQ ID NO;
30, SEQ ID NO;
31, SEQ ID NO;
32. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
- SEQ ID NO;
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29. A kit for use in the diagnosis of Alzheimer'"'"'s disease, comprising one or more of the following peptides of Table B:
- SEQ ID NO;
30, SEQ ID NO;
31, SEQ ID NO;
32. - View Dependent Claims (30, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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34. A method of determining the APOE ε
- 4 genotype of a subject, said method comprising assaying the C1 protease inhibitor level in a sample of blood from said subject.
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35. A method of predicting the age of onset of Alzheimer'"'"'s disease for a subject, said method comprising assaying the ceruloplasmin levels in a sample of blood from said subject.
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36. (canceled)
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