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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
May. 08, 2015
Applicant:
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventor:
David C. Whitcomb, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
University Of Pittsburgh—Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2018.01); C12P 19/34 (2006.01); C12Q 1/6883 (2018.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61B 1/273 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61M 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6883 (2013.01); A61B 1/273 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 5/425 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 8/08 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61M 5/00 (2013.01); A61M 27/00 (2013.01); C12Q 2535/131 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/156 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/172 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application discloses methods for predicting the risk of developing, or the presence of, recurrent acute pancreatitis and/or chronic pancreatitis, in a subject, by identifying the presence of an rs12688220 T allele, an rs7057398 T allele, and/or an rs10273639 C allele in a sample from the subject. The present application also discloses methods for treating or preventing pancreatitis in a human subject in need thereof.