Method of diagnosing and treating lens illnesses using human HSF4 gene and coded product thereof
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Dec 30, 2004
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The invention has disclosed a method for diagnosis of lens illnesses such as cataract. This method comprises the steps of detecting the HSF4 gene, transcript and/or protein in the subject and comparing it with the normal HSF4 gene, transcript and/or protein to determine whether there is any variation, wherein the variation indicates that the possibility of suffering lens illnesses, such as cataract, in the subject is higher than that in the normal population. The present invention also discloses the method and pharmaceutical composition for treating cataract and other lens illnesses.
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