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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2003
Applicants:
Thomas Scholl, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Brant C. Hendrickson, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Benjamin Ward, Park City, UT (US);
Dmitry Pruss, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Scholl, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Brant C. Hendrickson, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Benjamin Ward, Park City, UT (US);
Dmitry Pruss, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
Myriad Genetics, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 21/02 (2006.01); C12P 19/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Large deletions have been identified in the BRCA1 gene in patients. The large deletions predispose the patients to breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Thus, methods for detecting the genetic variants are provided which can be used in detecting a predisposition to cancer.