Diagnostic test for cardiomyopathy

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8409799
APP PUB NO 20090291856A1
SERIAL NO

12339877

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Methods and compositions relating to diagnosing and treating cardiomyopathy and particularly relating to methods and compositions for diagnosing and treating arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) are described. Provided are methods for screening for, diagnosing or detecting a risk of developing arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) comprising detecting the presence of a transmembrane protein 43 (TMEM43) disease associated variant in a sample of a subject, wherein the presence of a TMEM43 disease variant is indicative that the subject has ARVD/C or an increased risk of developing ARVD/C compared to an individual having wild type TMEM43.

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MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLANDST JOHN'S NL A1B 3X9

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Connors, Sean St. John's, CA 4 14
French, Vanessa Torbay, CA 2 5
Haywood, Annika St. John's, CA 2 5
Hodgkinson, Kathy St. John's, CA 3 8
Merner, Nancy St. John's, CA 2 5
Parfrey, Patrick St. John's, CA 2 5
Young, Terry-Lynn St. John's, CA 2 5

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