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  • US 20120071337A1
  • Filed: 01/26/2010
  • Published: 03/22/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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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.

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