Patents Assigned to Athena Diagnostics
  • Compositions and methods for genetic analysis of polycystic kidney disease
    Publication number: 20030152936
    Abstract: The subject invention relates to methods for detection of mutations in a PKD gene using DHPLC. The invention includes the following aspects: identification of PKD unique sites; design of PKD-specific primers; amplification of PKD-specific products; and analysis of PCR amplified products by DHPLC. The invention further relates to compositions such as identified unique sites and PKD-specific primers, and kits for performing the methods of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Applicant: Athena Diagnostics
    Inventors: Jeffrey George Jones, Aidan Noel Hennigan, John A. Curran, Susan Kimberly Allen, Normand J. Robichaud, Jing Wang, Kerry Ellen Flynn, Jorge A. Garces, Christopher M. Palatucci