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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2002
John Baird, Guelph, CA;
Keith Linder, Raleigh, NC (US);
Guerrino Meneguzzi, Nice, FR;
Flavia Spirito, Nice, FR;
Alexandra Charlesworth, Nice, FR;
John Baird, Guelph, CA;
Keith Linder, Raleigh, NC (US);
Guerrino Meneguzzi, Nice, FR;
Flavia Spirito, Nice, FR;
Alexandra Charlesworth, Nice, FR;
University of Guelph, Ontario, CA;
Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Paris, FR;
Abstract
The laminin γ2 subunit of equine laminin-5 gene has been cloned and the nucleic acid and corresponding protein amino acid sequence is provided. A method of diagnosing junctional epidermolysis bullosa in horses is also provided based on the determination that a mutation in the laminin γ2 gene in which a cytosine is inserted at position 1368 is associated with the disease.