Patents by Inventor Markus M. Frank

Markus M. Frank 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).

  • GENE ENCODING A MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE HUMAN P-GLYCOPROTEIN HOMOLOGUE ON CHROMOSOME 7P15-21 AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20130287785
    Abstract: The invention relates to an MDR family P-glycoprotein located on human chromosome 7p15-21, polynucleotide sequences encoding this P-glycoprotein and fragments thereof. This gene is utilized in methods for assessing cancer cell susceptibility to therapies directed against multidrug resistance, and for the design of diagnostic and therapeutic methods relating to cancer multidrug resistance. The invention also relates to methods for determining whether a test compound may inhibit multidrug resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Markus M. Frank, Mohamed H. Sayegh