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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2012
Applicants:
Helen H Hobbs, Dallas, TX (US);
Jonathan C Cohen, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Helen H Hobbs, Dallas, TX (US);
Jonathan C Cohen, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); A61K 31/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/28 (2006.01); A61K 38/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6883 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods of identifying a genetic variant in a person determined to have or be predisposed having a fatty liver by determining whether the person has PNPLA3-I148M. Also disclosed are methods of identifying a genetic variant in a person by determining whether the person has PNPLA3-I148M; and prescribing to the person a treatment to reduce liver fat or associated inflammation.