Patents by Inventor Susan H. Erster

Susan H. Erster 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).

  • Method and kits for detection of fragile X specific, GC-rich DNA sequences
    Patent number: 6200747
    Abstract: A method is provided for amplifying and detecting specific GC-rich nucleic acid sequences contained in a nucleic acid or in a mixture of nucleic acids, which includes treating a separate nucleic acid containing the specific sequence with a molar excess of primers and a polymerase and extending the primers in the presence of dATP, dCTP, TTP, and an analogue of dGTP. In one application of the present invention, individuals who are carriers for, or afflicted by, the fragile X syndrome are detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: North Shore University Hospital Research Corp.
    Inventors: Robert G. Pergolizzi, Susan H. Erster, W. Ted Brown
  • Method and kits for detection of fragile X specific, GC-rich DNA sequences
    Patent number: 5658764
    Abstract: A method is provided for amplifying and detecting specific GC-rich nucleic acid sequences contained in a nucleic acid or in a mixture of nucleic acids, which includes treating a separate nucleic acid containing the specific sequence with a molar excess of primers and a polymerase and extending the primers in the presence of dATP, dCTP, TTP, and an analogue of dGTP. In one application of the present invention, individuals who are carriers for, or afflicted by, the fragile X syndrome are detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: North Shore University Hospital Research Corp.
    Inventors: Robert G. Pergolizzi, Susan H. Erster, W. Ted Brown