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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2007
Hongjin Huang, Union City, CA (US);
Ramasubbu Venkatesh, San Jose, CA (US);
Michele Cargill, Orinda, CA (US);
Hongjin Huang, Union City, CA (US);
Ramasubbu Venkatesh, San Jose, CA (US);
Michele Cargill, Orinda, CA (US);
Celera Corporation, Alameda, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is based on the discovery of genetic polymorphisms that are associated with liver fibrosis and related pathologies. In particular, the present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules containing the polymorphisms, including groups of nucleic acid molecules that may be used as a signature marker set, variant proteins encoded by such nucleic acid molecules, reagents for detecting the polymorphic nucleic acid molecules and proteins, and methods of using the nucleic acid and proteins as well as methods of using reagents for their detection.