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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:
May. 09, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2001
Applicants:
Kersten M. Small, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Stephen B. Liggett, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
Kersten M. Small, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Stephen B. Liggett, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
University Of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention includes polymorphisms in nucleic acids encoding the alpha-2B, alpha-2A, and alpha-2C adrenergic receptor and expressed alpha-2B, alpha-2A and alpha-2C adrenergic receptor molecule. The invention also pertains to methods and molecules for detecting such polymorphisms. The invention further pertains to the use of such molecules and methods in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of diseases such as cardiovascular and central nervous system disease.