Patents by Inventor Eric L. Ding

Eric L. Ding has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and Compositions for Predicting a Subject's Susceptibility To and Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes
    Publication number: 20120157378
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention include methods of predicting a subject's susceptibility to developing type 2 diabetes. Embodiments of the methods include obtaining a sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) level value for the subject, e.g., by detecting a SHBG plasma concentration and/or a SHBG polymorphism phenotype, and predicting the subject's susceptibility to developing type 2 diabetes from the obtained SHBG level value. Also provided are devices and kits that find use in practicing embodiments of the methods. In addition, methods of treating a subject for type 2 diabetes and/or preventing the onset of type 2 diabetes are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Simin Liu, Eric L. Ding, Joann E. Manson