Patents by Inventor Mark D. Shriver

Mark D. Shriver 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).

  • Compositions and methods for inferring ancestry
    Publication number: 20040229231
    Abstract: Ancestry informative marker (AIMs) polynucleotides that contain a single nucleotide polymorphism or that contain an insertion or deletion, are provided, as are methods of using panels of the AIMs to draw an inference as to a trait of an individual. The trait can be, for example, biogeographical ancestry, a pigmentation trait, responsiveness to a drug, or susceptibility to a disease. Also provided are methods of determining the proportional ancestry of an individual. Reagents and kits also are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Publication date: November 18, 2004
    Inventors: Tony N. Frudakis, Mark D. Shriver