Patent ID: 7507418
Filing Date: 2009-03-24
Classification: C07K,C12N,C12Q

Abstract:
1. A method for predicting whether a subject infected with an obesifying adenovirus and on or about to start a regimen associated with a change in weight and/or body fat composition may have an increased likelihood of an increased change in weight and/or body fat composition in comparison to a subject not infected with the obesifying adenovirus, said method comprising the steps of: obtaining a sample from the subject on or about to start the regimen associated with a change in weight and/or body fat composition; assaying the sample to determine whether the subject has been infected with an obesifying adenovirus that indicates an increased likelihood of an increased change in weight and/or body fat composition; and modifying the regimen associated with the change in weight and/or body fat composition, as needed.