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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2012
Leena Peltonen, Helsinki, FI;
Nabil Enattah, Helsinki, FI;
Irma Järvelä, Helsinki, FI;
Timo Sahi, Helsinki, FI;
Erkki Savilahti, Hus, FI;
Joseph Terwilliger, New York, NY (US);
Leena Peltonen, Helsinki, FI;
Nabil Enattah, Helsinki, FI;
Irma Järvelä, Helsinki, FI;
Timo Sahi, Helsinki, FI;
Erkki Savilahti, Hus, FI;
Joseph Terwilliger, New York, NY (US);
NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE, Helsinki, FI;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a nucleic acid molecule comprising a 5' portion of an intestinal lactase-phlorizine hydrolase (LPH) gene contributing to or indicative of the adult-type hypolactasia. The present invention further relates to methods for testing for the presence of or predisposition to adult-type hypolactasia that are based on the analysis of an SNP contained in the above recited nucleic acid molecule. Additionally, the present invention relates to diagnostic composition and kit useful in the detection of the presence of or predisposition to adult-type hypolactasia.