Measurement of arylesterase enzymatic activity and assessment of genetic polymorphisms located in the PON1 gene as a diagnostic tool in autism-spectrum disorders
Patent
Publication Date:
2007
Short description:
Measurement of arylesterase enzymatic activity and assessment of genetic polymorphisms located in the PON1 gene as a diagnostic tool in autism-spectrum disorders / Persico, A. M.; Sacco, R.; Lintas, C..
abstract:
The present invention concerns a method for detecting the presence of or predisposition to autism, an autism spectrum disorder, or an autism-associated disorder in a subject, the method comprising measuring an arylesterase enzymatic activity in a sample from the subject, optionally combined with the determination of alleles of PON1 polymorphisms.
Iris type:
Brevetto
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