Patents by Inventor Annikki de Niet

Annikki de Niet 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).

  • HBV IMMUNOCOMPLEXES FOR RESPONSE PREDICTION AND THERAPY MONITORING OF CHRONIC HBV PATIENTS
    Publication number: 20150192583
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for identifying a subject suffering from hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection as being susceptible to interferon treatment, said method comprising the steps of a) determining, in a sample of said subject, the amount of HBV immune complexes, b) comparing the amount of HBV immune complexes obtained in step a) to a reference value, and c) identifying a subject suffering from HBV infection as being susceptible to interferon treatment based on the result of the comparison made in step b). The present invention further relates to the use of the determination of the amount of HBV immune complexes in a sample from a subject suffering from HBV infection and of a detection agent for HBV immune complexes for identifying a subject suffering from HBV infection as being susceptible to interferon treatment. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a device and a kit allowing identifying a subject suffering from HBV infection as being susceptible to interferon treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Ursula Klause, Berthold Hipp, Veit Peter Grunert, Barbara Upmeier, Uri Lopatin, Annikki de Niet, Henk Reesink, Hans Zaaijer