Patent ID: 7432367

Claim:
An isolated, purified, or recombinant polynucleotide consisting essentially of: a) a contiguous span of 8 to 50 nucleotides of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 4 or the complements thereof, wherein said span includes a biallelic marker of RBP-7; b) a contiguous span of 8 to 50 nucleotides of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 4 or the complements thereof, wherein said span contains a biallelic marker of RBP-7 selected from the group consisting of A1 to A21, and the complements thereof; or c) a contiguous span of 8 to 50 nucleotides of any one of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 4 or the complements thereof, wherein the 3′ end of said contiguous span is located at the 3′ end of said polynucleotide, and wherein the 3′ end of said polynucleotide is located within 20 nucleotides upstream of a biallelic marker of RBP-7 in said sequence.