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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2009

Filed:

May. 20, 2005
Applicants:

Marc G. Caron, Hillsborough, NC (US);

Xiaodong Zhang, Durham, NC (US);

Martin Beaulieu, Durham, NC (US);

Raul R. Gainetdinov, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Tatiana D. Sotnikova, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Ranga R. Krishnan, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

David A. Schwartz, Hillsborough, NC (US);

Lauranell Burch, Durham, NC (US);

Redford B. Williams, Hillsborough, NC (US);

Inventors:

Marc G. Caron, Hillsborough, NC (US);

Xiaodong Zhang, Durham, NC (US);

Martin Beaulieu, Durham, NC (US);

Raul R. Gainetdinov, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Tatiana D. Sotnikova, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

Ranga R. Krishnan, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

David A. Schwartz, Hillsborough, NC (US);

Lauranell Burch, Durham, NC (US);

Redford B. Williams, Hillsborough, NC (US);

Assignee:

Duke University, Durham, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); G01N 33/567 (2006.01); C12P 19/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method of screening a subject for a serotonergic neurotransmission dysregulation disorder comprises detecting the presence or absence of an Tph2 mutation in the subject; and then determining that the subject is at increased risk of a serotonergic neurotransmission dysregulation disorder due to the presence or absence of the Tph2 mutation.


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