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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2003
Donna M. Shattuck, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Steven Stone, Sandy, UT (US);
Deanna L. Russell, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Victor Abkevich, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Steven Hunt, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Donna M. Shattuck, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Steven Stone, Sandy, UT (US);
Deanna L. Russell, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Victor Abkevich, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Steven Hunt, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Myriad Genetics, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT (US);
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to the field of human genetics. Specifically, the present invention relates to methods and materials used to isolate and detect a human obesity and diabetes predisposing gene, specifically the TBC1D1 gene, some mutant alleles of which cause susceptibility to obesity and/or diabetes. More specifically, the invention relates to germline mutations in the TBC1D1 gene and their use in the diagnosis of predisposition to obesity and diabetes. Finally, the invention relates to the screening of the TBC1D1 gene for mutations/alterations, which are useful for diagnosing the predisposition to obesity.