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Method for treating pervasive development disorders

  • US 8,613,918 B2
  • Filed: 05/25/2012
  • Issued: 12/24/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/17/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of selecting an individual with a Pervasive Development Disorder (PDD) for treatment with a pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more digestive enzymes comprising:

  • a. measuring a level of chymotrypsin in a fecal sample obtained from the individual, comprising detecting chymotrypsin in the fecal sample by photospectrometry;

    b. identifying a patient to be treated as having a subnormal level of chymotrypsin; and

    c. selecting the individual for treatment with a pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more digestive enzymes if the measured chymotrypsin level is subnormal.

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