Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or... – Involving nucleic acid
Patent
1996-01-12
1999-08-24
Stucker, Jeffrey
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Involving nucleic acid
435 691, 435 911, 4351723, 435333, 530350, 935 18, 935 78, 536 2433, 536 231, C12Q 168, C12P 2106, C07K 100, C07H 2104
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active
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ABSTRACT:
A novel, differential association between allele 2 of the variable number of tandem repeats polymorphism at intron 2 of the human IL-1 receptor antagonist gene and ulcerative colitis in humans of Jewish ancestry has been discovered. In accordance with the present invention, there is provided methods of screening for ulcerative colitis in human subjects of Jewish ancestry comprising detecting the presence or absence of nucleic acid of the subject encoding allele 2 of the variable number of tandem repeats polymorphism at intron 2 of the human IL-1 receptor antagonist gene, wherein the presence of nucleic acid encoding allele 2 is indicative of ulcerative colitis. Kits useful for screening for ulcerative colitis in human subjects of Jewish ancestry are also provided.
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Cominelli Fabio
Pizarro Theresa
Rotter Jerome I.
Yang Huiying
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Park Hankyel T.
Stucker Jeffrey
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