Patents Assigned to Presidental and Fellows of Harvard College
  • Method for determining predisposition to pulmonary infection
    Patent number: 9133518
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and materials for diagnosing a subject's predisposition for pulmonary infection in a CF subject by detecting a pulmonary infection genetic marker. Pulmonary infection markers have been identified in the IL-1 gene cluster and may be useful in predicting CF disease progression and assessing a CF subject's response to therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: Presidental and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventors: Hara Levy, Craig Gerard, Gerald Pier, Scott Weiss, Christoph Lange