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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2008
Jonathan L. Haines, Nashville, TN (US);
Simon G. Gregory, Durham, NC (US);
Silke Schmidt, Durham, NC (US);
Margaret A. Pericak-vance, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Mariano Garcia-blanco, Durham, NC (US);
Jonathan L. Haines, Nashville, TN (US);
Simon G. Gregory, Durham, NC (US);
Silke Schmidt, Durham, NC (US);
Margaret A. Pericak-Vance, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Mariano Garcia-Blanco, Durham, NC (US);
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides, in certain aspects, a method of identifying a subject as having an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis, comprising detecting in the subject the presence of a nucleotide variant in the interleukin 7 receptor alpha chain gene, whereby the presence of said variant identifies the subject as having an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis.