Patent ID: 6607884
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: A01K,A61K,C07K,C12N

Abstract:
A method for detecting a polynucleotide encoding growth differentiation factor-8 (GDF-8) in a sample, the method comprising:a) contacting the sample with an oligonucleotide probe that hybridizes specifically with a polynucleotide encoding GDF-8, wherein the oligonucleotide probe comprises at least about a 15 nucleotide portion of a nucleic acid molecule encoding a mammalian or avian GDF-8; and b) detecting specific hybridization of the oligonucleotide probe to a polynucleotide in the sample, wherein said specific hybridization is stable to washing in 2Ã—SSC at 65Â° C., thereby detecting a polynucleotide encoding GDF-8 in the sample.