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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2003
Jianfeng Xu, Clemmons, NC (US);
Deborah Meyers, Mocksville, NC (US);
Sigun Zheng, Clemmons, NC (US);
Patrick C. Walsh, Hunt Valley, MD (US);
William B. Isaacs, Glyndon, MD (US);
Eugene Bleecker, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
David Herrington, Winston Salem, NC (US);
Jianfeng Xu, Clemmons, NC (US);
Deborah Meyers, Mocksville, NC (US);
Sigun Zheng, Clemmons, NC (US);
Patrick C. Walsh, Hunt Valley, MD (US);
William B. Isaacs, Glyndon, MD (US);
Eugene Bleecker, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
David Herrington, Winston Salem, NC (US);
Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
The present invention discloses methods of screening a subject for increased likelihood or risk of certain diseases or disorders. This method comprises detecting the presence or absence of at least one mutation in the MSR1 gene wherein the presence or absence of such mutation indicates an increased risk for certain diseases, such as cancer asthma and/or cardiovascular diseases.