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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2007
Applicant:
James K. Burmester, Marshfield, WI (US);
Inventor:
James K. Burmester, Marshfield, WI (US);
Assignee:
Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C12P 19/34 (2006.01); C07H 21/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides a method for determining a genetic predisposition to prostate cancer in a male human subject. In one aspect, the method comprises determining whether the subject has the genotype GG of refSNP rs125555, where the genotype GG of refSNP rs125555 indicates that the subject is genetically predisposed to prostate cancer.