Hair shape susceptibility gene
US9255264B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Q2600/156
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A genetic polymorphism and a hair shape susceptibility gene that are related to hair shape, and a method for determining the genetic susceptibility to hair shape in individual test subjects are provided. Disclosed is a hair shape susceptibility gene, which overlaps with a haplotype block in in the 11q12.2 to 11q13.2 region (D11S4191 and D11S987) of human chromosome 11 and comprises a portion or the entirety of the base sequence of the haplotype block, wherein the haplotype block is determined by a linkage disequilibrium analysis conducted on a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) marker whose allele frequency differs statistically significantly between a group having a curly hair trait and a group having a non-curly hair trait, and consists of a base sequence set forth in any one of SEQ ID NO: 1 to NO: 5.
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