Optineurin and glaucoma

C - Chemistry – Metallurgy – 12 – Q

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C12Q 1/68 (2006.01)

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CA 2471452

Methods of diagnosis of the presence or absence of optineuxin-associated glaucoma.or of an optinewinwassociated increased risk of glaucoma are described, in which a sample is tested for the presence of certain mutations in the gene, optineurin, that are associated with glaucoma or with an increased risk of glaucoma, as are methods in which a sample is tested for the presence of alterations in expression of optineurin polypeptide, as well as methods in which a sample is tested for the presence of alterations in optineurin polypeptide activity. Also described are methods of therapy of glaucoma, utilizing optineurin therapeutic agents.

La présente invention concerne des techniques de diagnostic de présence ou d'absence de glaucome associé à l'optineurine ou d'un risque augmenté de glaucome associé à l'optineurine. Dans ces techniques on teste sur un échantillon la présence de certaines mutations dans le gène optineurine, qui sont associés au glaucome ou associés à un risque augmenté de glaucome. Cette invention concerne aussi des techniques dans lesquelles on teste sur un échantillon la présence de modifications de l'expression de polypeptide d'optineurine, ainsi que des techniques dans lesquelles on teste sur un échantillon la présence ou les modifications de l'activité du polypeptide d'optineurine. Cette invention concerne enfin des techniques thérapeutique destinées au glaucome qui utilisent des agents thérapeutiques d'optineurine.

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