Patent ID: 7468266

Claim:
An isolated genomic polynucleotide selected from the group consisting of: (a) a polynucleotide which is at least 99% identical to the polynucleotide of SEQ ID NO:2, which encodes a polypeptide which is at least 99% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, wherein said polypeptide has human lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 activity; (b) a fragment of (a) comprising at least nucleotides 11967-30301, which encodes a polypeptide which is at least 99% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, wherein said polypeptide has lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 activity; and (c) the full complement of (a) or (b).