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US 6,306,603 B1Granted
CD36 mutant gene and methods for diagnosing diseases caused by abnormal lipid metabolism and diagnostic kits therefor
AssigneeWakunaga Phaemaceutical Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakanori Oka, Akio Yamane, Takao Tanaka
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Abstract
The present invention provides CD36 mutant gene and methods and kits for diagnosing diseases caused by a lipid metabolism abnormality.
Claims14
A CD36 mutant gene comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the sequences of SEQ ID NO:
- 1 through SEQ ID NO:
- 8.
A nucleotide sequence fragment comprising a nucleotide sequence selected from the sequences of SEQ ID NO:1 through SEQ ID NO:8, or a mutated portion thereof.
A primer which detects a mutation of the CD 36 gene comprising a nucleotide fragment consisting of at least 12 consecutive nucleotides of the CD36 mutant gene nucleotide sequence or a full complement thereof.
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