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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gordon W. Duff, South Yorkshire, GB;
Patrick R. S. Richardson, Litton Nr. Buxton, GB;
Ian G. Rennie, Newbold, GB;
Assignee:
Interleukin Genetics, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; C12P 1/934 ; C07H 2/104 ; C07H 2/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; C12P 1/934 ; C07H 2/104 ; C07H 2/102 ;
Abstract
A method and kit for predicting increased risk of sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy which includes isolating genomic DNA from a sample from a diabetic patient. The genetic polymorphism pattern for the genes IL-1A, IL-1B and IL-1RN is then identified in the DNA. The identified pattern is compared with control patterns of known polymorphisms, and patients expressing a genetic polymorphism pattern associated with increased risk of sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy are identified.