Patents by Inventor Dirk G. Kieback

Dirk G. Kieback has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods for diagnosing an increased risk for breast or ovarian cancer
    Patent number: 5683885
    Abstract: The present invention relates to method for diagnosing an increased risk for breast or ovarian cancer by assaying for the presence of a mutant human progesterone receptor protein which contains a valine to leucine substitution at amino acid 660, wherein the presence of said mutant human progesterone receptor protein indicates an increased risk for breast or ovarian cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignee: Baylor College of Medicine
    Inventor: Dirk G. Kieback
  • Methods for diagnosing an increased risk for breast or ovarian cancer
    Patent number: 5645995
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for diagnosing an increased risk for breast or ovarian cancer by assaying for genetic markers in the human progesterone receptor gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: Baylor College of Medicine
    Inventor: Dirk G. Kieback