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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2013
Universität Für Bodenkultur Wien, Vienna, AT;
Johannes Grillari, Bisamberg, AT;
Elisabeth Schraml, Vienna, AT;
Klaus Fortschegger, Maria Anzbach, AT;
Regina Grillari, Bisamberg, AT;
UNIVERSITÄT FÜR BODENKULTUR WIEN, Vienna, AT;
Abstract
The invention relates to methods for diagnosing bone disorders and/or cardiovascular disorders in a subject, by contacting a biological sample from the subject with (a) a nucleic acid molecule which hybridizes to miR-31 or its 5 or 3' isoforms or variants, or (b) an agent that binds to miR-31 or its 5′ or 3′ isoforms or variants; detecting and evaluating the hybridization signal of the nucleic acid molecule or agent with a polynucleotide or said miR-31 or its 5′ or 3′ isoforms or variants; and comparing the detected and evaluated hybridization or binding signal with that of a control sample, wherein a stronger hybridization signal or a stronger binding signal in the sample of the subject compared to that of the control sample is indicative for a risk of developing or having a bone disorder and/or cardiovascular disorder.