Patents by Inventor Hanz Lorenzo

Hanz Lorenzo 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 AND TREATING FOCAL SEGMENTAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS
    Publication number: 20150140010
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for diagnosing and treating focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for determining whether a subject is at risk of having or developing a focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) comprising the step consisting of determining the level of calcium/calmodulin-dependent serine protein kinase (CASK) in a blood sample obtained from the subject. The present invention also relates to an agent effective to inhibit the binding of CASK to hCD98 present on the surface of podocytes for use in the prevention or treatment of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicants: INSERM 9INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA R- ECHERCHE MEDICALE), UNIVERSITE PARIS-SUD XI, ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE-HOPITAUX DE PARIS
    Inventors: Antoine Durrbach, Hanz Lorenzo, Severine Beaudreuil