| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to prognostic method and means for determining susceptibility to heart disease in a subject by screening for polymorphisms in the Vitamin D receptor gene. In particular, the present invention provides a method for determining susceptibility to heart disease, the method comprising analysing the genetic material of a subject to determine which of the B/b, A/a or T/t alleles of the restriction enzyme sites BsmI, ApaI and TaqI respectively are present. Specific combinations of alleles represent a haplotype which is associated with susceptibility to heart disease. |
