A method for diagnosing disorders in living organisms, in which fluid samples from normal and afflicted (abnormal) individuals are analyzed to generate patterns representative of molecular constituents of said samples. A data base of frequency distribution patterns of constituents of samples from organisms having known categories of disorders and controls is created, and the unknown sample analysis is compared for conformity to said frequency distribution patterns. The invention has particular applicability to diagnosing degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Huntington's Disease, schizophrenia, Progressive Supernuclear Palsy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and senile dimential, which are given as exemplary. The invention also may be advantageously employed to diagnose diseases such as tumors, carcinomas, cardiovascular abnormalities and other disorders, or for selection of the therapy based on categories of known vs. unsuccessful outcomes. Moreover, both treatment protocols and new pharmaceuticals may be evaluated.
METHOD OF DIAGNOSING OR CATEGORIZING DISORDERS FROM BIOCHEMICAL PROFILES