Inventors:
Jerome I. Rotter - Los Angeles CA, US
Kent D. Taylor - Ventura CA, US
Xiuqing Guo - Santa Monica CA, US
Mark O. Goodarzi - Los Angeles CA, US
Leslie Raffel - Los Angeles CA, US
Thomas A. Buchanan - Los Angeles CA, US
Anny Xiang - Los Angeles CA, US
Assignee:
CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER - Los Angeles CA
International Classification:
C12Q 1/68
Abstract:
Methods of diagnosing susceptibility to metabolic insulin resistance and other related conditions are disclosed. The method provides means of diagnosing susceptibility to insulin resistance in Hispanic Americans by determining the presence of a risk haplotype at the LPL locus, the LPIN1 locus, and/or elevated levels of gamma-glutamyl transferase.