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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2002
Applicants:
David Schwartz, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Eva Lorenz, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Inventors:
David Schwartz, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Eva Lorenz, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignee:
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q001/68 ; G01N033/53 ; C12P021/06 ; C07K014/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates, in general, to toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) mutations and, in particular, to a method of assessing the susceptibility of an individual to atherosclerosis and to a method of treating an individual identified as being at increased risk.