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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roy A. Gravel, Westmont, CA;
Rima Rozen, Montreal West, CA;
Daniel LeClerc, Montreal, CA;
Philippe Goyette, Montreal, CA;
Eric Campeau, Montreal, CA;
Assignee:
Martinex R&D, Inc., Montreal, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 2/102 ; C07H 2/104 ; C12Q 1/68 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 2/102 ; C07H 2/104 ; C12Q 1/68 ;
Abstract
The invention features a method for detecting an increased likelihood of hyperhomocysteinemia and, in turn, an increased or decreased likelihood of neural tube defects or cardiovascular disease. The invention also features therapeutic methods for reducing the risk of neural tube defects, colon cancers and related cancers. Also provided are the sequences of the human methionine synthase gene and protein and compounds and kits for performing the methods of the invention.