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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2009
Applicants:
Thorgeir Thorgeirsson, Reykjavik, IS;
Patrick Sulem, Reykjavik, IS;
Frank Geller, Copenhagen, DK;
Kristinn P. Magnusson, Reykjavik, IS;
Inventors:
Thorgeir Thorgeirsson, Reykjavik, IS;
Patrick Sulem, Reykjavik, IS;
Frank Geller, Copenhagen, DK;
Kristinn P. Magnusson, Reykjavik, IS;
Assignee:
deCODE Genetics ehf., Rekjavík, IS;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 19/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention discloses certain genetic variants as susceptibility variants for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). The invention relates to risk management using such variants. The invention further relates to kits for use in risk assessment of PAD and AAA.