USOO8506934B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 8,506,934 B2 Henkin (45) Date of Patent: Aug. 13, 2013 (54) METHODS FOR DETECTION OF Nakajima et al., Studies on cyclic nucleotides in brochopulmonary BOLOGICAL SUBSTANCES diseases with special reference to cAMP. c6MP inpatients with nasal allergy and bronchial asthma, Acta Med. Kinki Univ. 4, 257-272, (76) Inventor: Robert I. Henkin, Bethesda, MD (US) 1979.* Ajani, et al. Alcohol consumption and risk of coronary heart disease (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this by diabetes status. Circulation. Aug. 1, 2000; 102(5):500-5. patent is extended or adjusted under 35 Atkinson, et al. The pathogenesis of insulin-dependent diabetes mel U.S.C. 154(b) by 12 days. litus. New Engl. J. Med. 1994:331: 1428-1436. Bakalyar, et al. Identification of a specialized adenylyl cyclase that (21) Appl. No.: 12/649,320 may mediate odorant detection. Science. Dec. 7. 1990:250(4986): 1403-6. 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Rosati 5,001,139 A 3, 1991 Lawter et al. 5,023,252 A 6, 1991 HSeih (57) ABSTRACT 5,132,324 A 7/1992 Meglasson 5,384.308 A 1/1995 Henkin The invention is directed to a method of detecting a biological 5,525,329 A * 6/1996 Snyder et al. ................... 424/45 Substance in the nasal Secretion and diagnosing a disease 5,707,802 A 1/1998 Sandhu et al. following the detection of the biological substance wherein 5,788,967 A 8, 1998 Henkin 6,207,703 B1 3, 2001 Ponikau the biological Substance is not related to a respiratory disease. 6,387,639 B1 5, 2002 Posner et al. The invention also provides treatment of the diseases follow 6,929,925 B1* 8/2005 Zuker et al. ..................... 435/15 ing the detection of the biological Substance and/or diagnosis 2006/02758O1 A1 12, 2006 Henkin of the disease. In some embodiments, the diseases are cancer, FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS hepatitis, Smell loss, taste loss, diabetes, and leprosy. 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