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Patent Inventor Names
Michael L. Klein0
Dennis Schultz0
Date of Patent
April 1, 2008
0Patent Application Number
107667600
Date Filed
January 27, 2004
0Patent Primary Examiner
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The present invention describes the identification of a mutation in a human FIBL-6 protein, which mutation is associated with Familial Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Transcripts and products of this mutated gene are useful in detecting and diagnosing AMD, developing therapeutics for treatment of AMD, as well as the isolation and manufacture of the protein and the constructions of transgenic animals expressing the mutant genes.
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