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  • Diagnostic assays and kits for body mass disorders associated with a polymorphism in an intron sequence of the SR-BI gene
    Patent number: 6030778
    Abstract: The present invention is based at least in part on the discovery of a polymorphism in the human SR-BI gene which is genetically linked with a high body mass index. Accordingly, the invention provides diagnostic assays and kits for determining whether a subject has or is at risk of developing an abnormal body mass index, such as a high body mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 29, 2000
    Assignee: Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan Laurene Acton, Jose M. Ordovas