| abstract |
The present invention discloses 16 genes that are differentially expressed in animal models of hypertension relative to non-hypertensive controls. In particular, 16 genes were identified which are differentially-expressed in the fawn-hooded rat (FHR) and the closely-related IRL rat strain, in comparison to the control ACI strain of rat. Also disclosed are therapeutic and prophylactic methods for treating or preventing renal failure, platelet storage-pool disease, hypertension, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and/or other associated diseases or disorders using these genes and nucleic acids encoding these genes. Methods for diagnosis, prognosis, and screening, by the detection of the differentially-expressed proteins and nucleic acids, as well as derivatives, fragments and analogs thereof, are also disclosed herein. |