Mutations associated with iron disorders
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1. A method of diagnosing an iron disorder or a genetic susceptibility to developing said disorder in a mammal, comprising determining the presence of a mutation in exon 2 of an HFE nucleic acid in a biological sample from said mammal, wherein said mutation is not a C→
- G substitution at nucleotide 187 of SEQ ID NO;
1 and wherein the presence of said mutation is indicative of said disorder or a genetic susceptibility to developing said disorder.
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Abstract
The invention features a method of diagnosing an iron disorder, e.g., hemochromatosis, or a genetic susceptibility to developing such a disorder in a mammal by determining the presence of a mutation in exon 2 or in an intron of an HFE nucleic acid.
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1. A method of diagnosing an iron disorder or a genetic susceptibility to developing said disorder in a mammal, comprising determining the presence of a mutation in exon 2 of an HFE nucleic acid in a biological sample from said mammal, wherein said mutation is not a C→
- G substitution at nucleotide 187 of SEQ ID NO;
1 and wherein the presence of said mutation is indicative of said disorder or a genetic susceptibility to developing said disorder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- G substitution at nucleotide 187 of SEQ ID NO;
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16. A kit for diagnosing an iron disorder or a genetic susceptibility to developing said disorder in a mammal, comprising an antibody which preferentially binds to an epitope of a mutant HFE gene product, wherein said gene product comprises amino acid substitution I105T, G93R, or S65C.
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17. A kit for diagnosing an iron disorder or a genetic susceptibility to developing said disorder in a mammal, comprising an antibody which preferentially binds to an epitope of a wild type HFE gene product, wherein said gene product comprises amino acid substitution I105, G93, or S65.
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