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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2007
Applicants:
Christine Van Broeckhoven, Edegem, BE;
Jessie Theuns, Antwerp, BE;
Inventors:
Christine van Broeckhoven, Edegem, BE;
Jessie Theuns, Antwerp, BE;
Assignees:
VIB VZW, Zwijnaarde, BE;
Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerp, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to mutations in the amyloid precursor protein (APP) promoter region, whereby the mutations cause a significant increase in APP expression. The increase in APP expression is related to Alzheimer's disease, and the mutations can be used in Alzheimer's disease diagnosis, or in the construction of transgenic animal models for studying Alzheimer's disease.