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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2006
Applicants:
Richard L. Atkinson, Richmond, VA (US);
Nikhil V. Dhurandhar, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Richard L. Atkinson, Richmond, VA (US);
Nikhil V. Dhurandhar, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Obetech, LLC, Richmond, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Asource of viral induced obesity has been discovered. A virus known asAD-36Padenovirus type 36has been found to be associated with obesity in both animals and humans. Diagnostic DNA sequences are presented so that DNA based tests for the presence of the obesity associated virus can be conducted.