申请人:Oy Juvantia Pharma Ltd.
公开号:US20040152637A1
公开(公告)日:2004-08-05
This invention relates to a DNA sequence comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a variant &agr;
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-adrenoceptor protein and to the variant &agr;
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-adrenoceptor protein as well as a method for screening a subject to determine if the subject is a carrier of a variant gene that encodes the variant &agr;
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-adrenoceptor protein. This invention also relates to a method for treating a mammal suffering from vascular contraction of coronary arteries, the method comprising the step of administering a selective &agr;
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-adrenoceptor antagonist to the mammal. This invention further relates to transgenic animals comprising a human DNA molecule encoding human &agr;
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-adrenoceptor protein or the variant &agr;
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-adrenoceptor protein.
本发明涉及一种 DNA 序列,该序列包含编码变体 &agr;
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-肾上腺素受体蛋白的核苷酸序列的DNA序列,以及变体&agr;
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2B-肾上腺素受体蛋白的DNA序列,以及一种筛选受试者以确定其是否为编码变异&agr; 2B-肾上腺素受体蛋白的变异基因携带者的方法;
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-肾上腺素受体蛋白的变异基因携带者。本发明还涉及一种治疗患有冠状动脉血管收缩的哺乳动物的方法,该方法包括施用选择性 &agr;
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-肾上腺素受体拮抗剂。本发明还涉及一种转基因动物,该动物含有编码人类&agr; 2B -肾上腺素受体拮抗剂的人类 DNA 分子;
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-肾上腺素受体蛋白或变体 &agr;
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-肾上腺素受体蛋白。