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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2002
Applicants:
Noriko Matsuyama, Sagamihara, JP;
Masanobu Sugimoto, Kamakura, JP;
Michie Hashimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Shunji Mishiro, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Noriko Matsuyama, Sagamihara, JP;
Masanobu Sugimoto, Kamakura, JP;
Michie Hashimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Shunji Mishiro, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a polymorphic marker found in a region of the interferon receptor gene that can be used to assess the efficacy of interferon therapy. Thus, the present invention also relates to methods of assessing the efficacy of interferon therapy in an individual and means for accomplishing such a method.