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US 2010/0062425 A1Published application
Cat allergen
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorsChris Jones, Paul Jones, Clive Tregaskes, Carina Salt
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for determining the level of Fel d1 expression in a cat, the method comprising: a) typing one or more polymorphic positions of the Fel d1 gene in a sample from the cat; and b) thereby determining the level of Fel d1 expression.
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A method of determining the level of Fel d1 expression in a cat, the method comprising:
- (a) typing one or more polymorphic positions of the Fel d1 gene in a sample from the cat;
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- (b) thereby determining the level of Fel d1 expression in the cat.
A probe, primer or antibody which is
- capable of selectively detecting a polymorphic sequence as set out in any one of SEQ ID NO:s 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13, optionally in the form of a kit.
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A database comprising information relating to
- Fel d1 polymorphisms and their association with levels of Fel d1 expression.
A method for determining the level of Fel d1 expression in a cat, the method comprising:
- (a) inputting data of the nucleotide present at one or
- more polymorphic positions in the cat's Fel d1 gene to a computer system;
- (b) comparing the data to a computer database, which database comprises information relating to Fel d1 polymorphisms and their association with levels of Fel d1 expression;
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- (c) determining on the basis of the comparison the level of Fel d1 expression in the cat.
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