Patents by Inventor Beth Ann Ditkoff

Beth Ann Ditkoff 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).

  • Method of detecting metastatic thyroid cancer
    Patent number: 6066449
    Abstract: This invention provides a method of detecting metastatic thyroid cancer in a subject which comprises detecting circulating thyroid cells in a bodily fluid sample of the subject by obtaining an appropriate nucleic acid sample from the bodily fluid sample of the subject; and determining whether the nucleic acid sample contains a marker sequence. Specifically, this invention provides wherein the marker sequence is mRNA corresponding to the reverse transcript of DNA encoding thyroglobulin. Also, this invention provides wherein the marker sequence is mRNA corresponding to the reverse transcript of DNA encodes thyroid peroxidase. This invention further provides a test kit for performing the above-described method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Beth Ann Ditkoff, John A. Chabot, Carl R. Feind, Paul LoGerfo