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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jean-Marc Lalouel, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Xavier Jeunemaitre, Paris, FR;
Richard P Lifton, Guilford, CT (US);
Florent Soubrier, Paris, FR;
Youri Kotelevtsev, Edinburgh, GB;
Pierre Corvol, Paris, FR;
Assignees:
Univ. of Utah Research Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
INSERM, , FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-6 ; 435 912 ; 536 235 ; 536 2351 ; 536 2431 ;
Abstract
The association of the molecular variant G-6A of the angiotensinogen gene with human hypertension is disclosed. The determination of this association enables the screening of persons to identify those who have a predisposition to high blood pressure.