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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2002
Applicants:
Mark William James Ferguson, Derbyshire, GB;
William Ernest Royce Ollier, Cheshire, GB;
Ardeshir Bayat, Manchester, GB;
Inventors:
Mark William James Ferguson, Derbyshire, GB;
William Ernest Royce Ollier, Cheshire, GB;
Ardeshir Bayat, Manchester, GB;
Assignee:
Renovo Limited, Manchester, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 19/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to an in vitro method for diagnosing or detecting a predisposition to a condition at least partially characterised by inappropriate fibrosis or scarring (e.g. Dupuytren's Disease). The method comprises examining the ZF9 gene, and regulatory elements thereof, derived from a subject of interest to detect the presence of a genetic poylmorphism or mutation in said gene which is linked with the condition.