Alexander Strigun,Lisette Leonhardt,Dörthe Ahlbory-Dieker,Lisa M. Pence,Richard Beger
申请号:
US15447607
公开号:
US20170176477A1
申请日:
2017.03.02
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2017
代理人:
摘要:
The present invention concerns means and methods for predicting the risk of a subject to suffer from liver damage. In particular, it pertains to a method for predicting the risk of a subject to suffer from liver damage caused by acetaminophen comprising determining the amount of putrescine in a blood, serum or plasma sample that has been obtained from the subject after administration of acetaminophen, and comparing the determined amount to a reference, whereby the risk of the subject to suffer from liver damage caused by acetaminophen is predicted. Also provided are devices for carrying out the aforementioned methods.