Patents by Inventor Alain Carrie

Alain Carrie 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).

  • Oatp-C Gene C463a Polymorphism Underlies Variable Response to Statin Therapy
    Publication number: 20080269188
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining variable response to statin therapy in patients afflicted with or susceptible to develop cardiovascular diseases, hypercholesterolemia, Diabetes and metabolic disorders involving high baseline plasma lipid level such as high LDL-C level, comprising detecting the presence or absence of the Pro 155T hr (C463A) variant in the Organic Anion Transporting Polypeptide-C(OATP-C) gene, wherein the presence of said variant is indicative of superior response to statin therapy. It also concerns tailored treatment of different populations of patients according to the Pro155Thr (C463A) variant genotype.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2005
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: INSERM
    Inventors: John Martin Chapman, Philippe Giral, Alain Carrie, Sylvie Dejager, Eric Bruckert