Method for detecting pre-disposition to hepatotoxicity

摘要

This invention relates to a method for diagnosing a pre-disposition to drug induced livertoxicity which method comprises determining at least one single nucleotide polymorphism in the UDP-glucuronosyl transferase (UGT1) gene. Said method is based on determining specific single nucleotide polymorphisms in the UGT1 gene in a human being and determining the status of said human being by reference to polymorphism in UGT1. The invention further relates to diagnostic nucleic acids comprising within their sequence the polymorphisms as defined herein, to allele-specific primers and allele-specific oligonucleotide probes capable of hybridizing to such diagnostic nucleic acids and to diagnostic kits comprising one or more of such primers and probes for detecting a poylymorphism in the UGT1 gene.