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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2008
Christian Lavedan, Potomac, MD (US);
Simona Volpi, Derwood, MD (US);
Louis Licamele, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Kendra Tomino Mack, Westminster, MD (US);
Callie Michelle Heaton, Washington, DC (US);
Christian Lavedan, Potomac, MD (US);
Simona Volpi, Derwood, MD (US);
Louis Licamele, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Kendra Tomino Mack, Westminster, MD (US);
Callie Michelle Heaton, Washington, DC (US);
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
The present invention describes an association between genetic polymorphisms in the ceramide kinase-like (CERKL) gene and a predisposition to prolongation of the QT interval, and provides related methods for the prediction of such a predisposition, the administration of QT interval-prolonging compounds to individuals having such a predisposition, and determining whether a compound is capable of inducing QT prolongation.