Is a
Patent attributes
Patent Jurisdiction
Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Nikhil V. Dhurandhar0
Richard L. Atkinson0
Date of Patent
July 7, 2009
0Patent Application Number
118684500
Date Filed
October 5, 2007
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
A source of viral induced obesity has been discovered. A virus known as AD-36P adenovirus type 36 has been found to be associated with obesity in both animals and humans. Diagnostic DNA sequences are presented so that DNA based tests for the presence of the obesity associated virus can be conducted.
Timeline
No Timeline data yet.
Further Resources
No Further Resources data yet.