USE OF SNPS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF A PAIN PROTECTIVE HAPLOTYPEIN THE GTP CYCLOHYDROLASE 1 GENE (GCH1)

摘要

The present invention relates to an in vitro method for diagnosing a gene tic predisposition or susceptibility for pain in a mammal which comprises de tecting of at least one particular single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in a sample obtained from said mammal in the genomic locus-derived nucleic acid or fragment thereof of the locus GCH1.