Patent ID: 7329490
Filing Date: 2008-02-12
Classification: C12Q

Abstract:
1. A method of diagnosing the presence of, or likelihood of, a human subject acquiring schizophrenia, the method comprising: (a) obtaining a KalphaM1 DNA sequence from the subject to be diagnosed; and (b) analyzing the KalphaM1 DNA sequence from said subject to determine a nucleotide present at a polymorphic nucleotide position, wherein said polymorphic nucleotide position is located at nucleotide 2479 of SEQ ID NO: 220, and wherein the presence of a G at nucleotide 2479 of SEQ ID NO: 220 indicates that the subject has or is more likely to acquire schizophrenia than subjects having a C at nucleotide 2479 of SEQ ID NO: 220, thereby diagnosing the presence of, or likelihood of, the subject acquiring schizophrenia.