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US 11,530,447 B2Granted
Methods and kits for evaluating zinc levels in milk
AssigneeTechnion Research & Development Foundation Limited
InventorsYehuda G. Assaraf, Yarden Golan Maor
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to methods and kits for determining the presence of a mutated SLC30A2 polynucleotide. The invention is further directed to methods of determining a subject's genetic-susceptibility to zinc deficiency and evaluating zinc levels in a composition comprising breast milk.
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A method for reducing the risk of zinc deficiency in a breastfed infant, comprising:
- a. providing a composition comprising breast milk,
- b. determining the presence of a mutation of guanine 839 to thymine in a SLC30A2 polynucleotide derived from said composition comprising breast milk, wherein determining that said mutation is present in said SLC30A2 polynucleotide indicates that said composition has a low zinc content, and
- c. administering zinc to a breastfed infant consuming said composition determined as having low zinc content,
- thereby reducing the risk of zinc deficiency in the breastfed infant.
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