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Test for Huntington's disease

US4666828A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 15, 1984
Grant dateMay 19, 1987
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Expiry dateAug 15, 2004

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S436/811
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method for detecting the presence of the gene for Huntington's disease in a subject which comprises analyzing the human chromosome 4 of the subject for a DNA polymorphism, preferably a restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), linked to Huntington's Disease.

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