Patent ID: 8574845

Claim:
A method of identifying individuals having a nucleic acid molecule, comprising: (a) amplifying a DNA fragment comprising an individual's nucleotide sequence selected from the group of: (i) nucleic acid molecules comprising the nucleotide sequence as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 2; and (ii) nucleic acid molecules the complementary strand of which hybridizes to a nucleic acid molecule of (i), using an oligonucleotide primer which specifically hybridizes to sequences within the individual's nucleotide sequence; (b) sequencing said amplified DNA fragment with dideoxy sequencing; (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) until the individual's nucleotide sequence is completely sequenced; (d) comparing the individual's nucleotide sequence with the nucleotide sequence as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 1; (e) determining the presence of a polymorphic variation in the individual's nucleotide sequence at position 256 of the nucleotide sequence as depicted in SEQ ID NO: 4.