Patents by Inventor Xiping Cheng

Xiping Cheng 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).

  • HSD17B13 VARIANTS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180216084
    Abstract: Provided are compositions related to HSD17B13 variants, including nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides related to variants of HSD17B13, and cells comprising those nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides. Also provided are methods related to HSD17B3 variants. Such methods include methods for detecting the presence of the HSD17B13 rs72613567 variant in a biological sample comprising genomic DNA, for detecting the presence or levels of any one of variant HSD17B13 Transcripts C, D, E, F, G, and H, and particularly D, in a biological sample comprising mRNA or cDNA, or for detecting the presence or levels of any one of variant HSD17B13 protein Isoforms C, D, E, F, G, or H, and particularly D, in a biological sample comprising protein. Also provided are methods for determining a subject's susceptibility to developing a liver disease or of diagnosing a subject with liver disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Noura S. Abul-Husn, Omri Gottesman, Alexander Li, Xiping Cheng, Yurong Xin, Jesper Gromada, Frederick E. Dewey, Aris Baras, Alan Shuldiner