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Method and apparatus for diagnosing age-related macular degeneration

US8168390B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Universität Regensburg · DE

Inventors

Bernhard WEBER · Hamburg, DE
Thomas Loenhardt · Regensburg, DE
Andrea MILENKOVIC · Henstedt-Ulzburg, DE
Lars G. Fritsche · Regensburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 27, 2009
Grant date	May 1, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 7, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2800/164
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for identifying an individual who has an altered risk for developing age-related macular degeneration comprising detecting an insertion/deletion polymorphism in the ARMS2 gene.

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