Abstract: A method for diagnosing the presence of hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) or predicting the risk of developing HSP in a human subject, comprising detecting the presence or absence of a defect in a gene encoding a polypeptide comprising the sequence of FIG. 9 (SEQ ID NO: 19), in a nucleic acid sample of the subject, whereby the detection of the defect is indicative that the subject has or is at risk of developing HSP.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 2, 2013
Date of Patent:
December 20, 2016
Assignees:
Val-Chum L.P., The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University, Universite de Montreal
Inventors:
Guy A. Rouleau, Paul Valdmanis, Inge Meijer, Pierre Drapeau, Patrick Dion
Abstract: A method for diagnosing the presence of hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) or predicting the risk of developing HSP in a human subject, comprising detecting the presence or absence of a defect in a gene encoding a polypeptide comprising the sequence of FIG. 9 (SEQ ID NO: 19), in a nucleic acid sample of the subject, whereby the detection of the defect is indicative that the subject has or is at risk of developing HSP.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 2, 2013
Publication date:
March 6, 2014
Applicants:
Universite Montreal, Val-Chum L.P., The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University
Inventors:
Guy A. Rouleau, Paul Valdmanis, Inge Meijer, Pierre Drapeau, Patrick Dion
Abstract: A method for diagnosing the presence of hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) or predicting the risk of developing HSP in a human subject, comprising detecting the presence or absence of a defect in a gene encoding a polypeptide comprising the sequence of FIG. 9 (SEQ ID NO: 19), in a nucleic acid sample of the subject, whereby the detection of the defect is indicative that the subject has or is at risk of developing HSP.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 18, 2011
Date of Patent:
August 27, 2013
Assignees:
Universite de Montreal, The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University, VAL-CHUM L.P.
Inventors:
Guy A. Rouleau, Paul Valdmanis, Inge Meijer, Pierre Drapeau, Patrick Dion
Abstract: A method for diagnosing the presence of hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) or predicting the risk of developing HSP in a human subject, comprising detecting the presence or absence of a defect in a gene encoding a polypeptide comprising the sequence of FIG. 9 (SEQ ID NO: 19), in a nucleic acid sample of the subject, whereby the detection of the defect is indicative that the subject has or is at risk of developing HSP.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 13, 2007
Date of Patent:
August 2, 2011
Assignees:
Val-Chum L.P., The Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning/McGill University, Universite de Montreal
Inventors:
Guy A. Rouleau, Paul Valdmanis, Inge Meijer, Pierre Drapeau, Patrick Dion