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Title:
GENETIC DIAGNOSIS FOR DISEASES WHEREIN TNF-$g(a) PROMOTER PARTICIPATES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/1998/054309
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Changes in nucleotide(s) at the -857, -863 and/or -1031 position in the 5' flanking region of a TNF-$g(a) gene is measured to genetically diagnose diseases wherein TNF-$g(a) promoter participates, such as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

Inventors:
KAMIZONO SHINTARO (JP)
YAMADA AKIRA (JP)
HIGUCHI TAKAFUMI (JP)
KATO HIROHISA (JP)
ITOH KYOGO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP1997/004304
Publication Date:
December 03, 1998
Filing Date:
November 26, 1997
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Assignee:
SHIONOGI & CO (JP)
KAMIZONO SHINTARO (JP)
YAMADA AKIRA (JP)
HIGUCHI TAKAFUMI (JP)
KATO HIROHISA (JP)
ITOH KYOGO (JP)
International Classes:
C12N15/12; C12Q1/68; (IPC1-7): C12N15/00; C12Q1/68; A61K45/00; G01N33/564
Other References:
TISSUE ANTIGENS, Vol. 49, (Jan. 1997), J. VINASCO et al., "Polymorphism at the TNF Loci in Rheumatoid Arthritis", p. 74-78.
GENE, Vol. 131, (1993), S. TAKASHIBA et al., "Cloning and Characterization of Human TNF alpha Promoter Region", p. 307-308.
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Aoyama, Tamotsu (IMP Building 3-7, Shiromi 1-chome, Chuo-k, Osaka-shi Osaka 540, JP)
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