Patent ID: 7125667
Filing Date: 2006-10-24
Classification: C07K,C12Q

Abstract:
1. A method for determining whether an individual is at risk of developing a detectable trait or whether a detectable trait that an individual suffers from is statistically associated with one or more LSR biallelic markers, comprising: obtaining a nucleic acid sample from said individual; and determining the identity of the polymorphic base of said one or more LSR biallelic marker in said nucleic acid sample; wherein the detectable trait is obesity or an obesity-related metabolic disorder; and wherein the LSR biallelic marker is selected from SNP #1 (A15; position 3778 of SEQ ID NO: 1), SNP #2 (A17; position 15007 of SEQ ID NO: 1), SNP #3 (A21; position 19744 of SEQ ID NO: 1) or SNP #4 (A30; position 359 of SEQ ID NO: 12).