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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2007
John C. Hutton, Denver, CO (US);
Janet M. Wenzlau, Greenwood Village, CO (US);
Jan Jensen, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Howard Davidson, Denver, CO (US);
John C. Hutton, Denver, CO (US);
Janet M. Wenzlau, Greenwood Village, CO (US);
Jan Jensen, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Howard Davidson, Denver, CO (US);
The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
Described is the identification of ZnT8 as an autoantigen target in type I autoimmune diabetes (T1D), other autoimmune disease, and other diabetes-linked diseases and conditions. Also described are a variety of therapeutic, diagnostic, and prognostic tools and methods based on this discovery. The identification of genetic variation in ZnT8 as an important player in the initiation of the disease process and the progression of autoimmunity to clinical diabetes is disclosed.