A method of assessing risk for cardiovascular disease and other disorders and phytosterol-based compositions useful in preventing and treating cardiovascular disease and other disorders
CA 2259519 A1 · Owner: Forbes Medi-Tech Inc. · Inventors: Novak, Egon
Overview
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A method of determining in an animal the ratio of serum campesterol to the level of beta-sitosterol comprises the steps of taking a serum sample determining the campesterol level therein determining the beta-sitosterol , level therein dividing the campesterol level by the beta-sitosterol level to form a campesterol/beta-sitosterol ratio and comparing the campesterol/beta-, sitosterol ratio with that of a normal control wherein the improvement , comprises selecting the campesterol/beta-sitosterol ratio as an indicator and correlating the ratio to the risk of the animal having an increased risk of cardiovascular and related diseases.
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- Filed July 3, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 3, 2017.
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