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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2005
Applicants:
Kyoichi Takao, Tokyo, JP;
Chiaki Hidai, Tokyo, JP;
Fumihiko Koike, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuya Takao, Tokyo, JP;
Hinako Suga, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kyoichi Takao, Tokyo, JP;
Chiaki Hidai, Tokyo, JP;
Fumihiko Koike, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuya Takao, Tokyo, JP;
Hinako Suga, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Nihon University, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); C12P 19/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for testing dysgeusia, which is characterized in that it comprises amplifying at least a portion of a gene encoding a taste receptor belonging to the THTR family and a gene encoding a taste receptor belonging to the T2R family collected from a sample derived from the oral cavity; a primer used for the above amplification; and a kit used for the above test.