Inventors:
Arthur Bertelsen - Ridgewood NJ, US
Jacques Fellay - Durham NC, US
Dongliang Ge - Raleigh NC, US
David B. Goldstein - Durham NC, US
John G. McHutchison - Chapel Hill NC, US
Ping Qiu - Edison NJ, US
Kevin Shianna - Durham NC, US
Jason S. Simon - Westfield NJ, US
Alexander J. Thompson - Durham NJ, US
Thomas Urban - Durham NC, US
Assignee:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. - Rahway NJ
International Classification:
C12Q 1/70
C12Q 1/68
US Classification:
435 611, 435 5, 435 61, 435 612
Abstract:
The present invention provides genetic markers on human chromosome 19 that are associated with a beneficial response to interferon alpha (IFN-α). These IFN-α response markers are useful, inter alia, to identify patients who are most likely to benefit from treatment with IFN-α pharmaceutical compositions and drug products, in methods of treating patients having a disease susceptible to treatment with an IFN-α, and in methods for selecting the most appropriate therapy for such patients.