Patents by Inventor Chung Wah Wu

Chung Wah Wu 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).

  • MICRO RNA MARKERS FOR COLORECTAL CANCER
    Publication number: 20110318742
    Abstract: There are disclosed methods for diagnosing or providing a prognosis for colorectal cancer cells in a biological sample, the method comprising the steps of detecting the presence in the biological sample of an RNA sequence at least about 98% similar over the full sequence length to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS:1-7, wherein the presence of the RNA sequence is indicative of the presence of colorectal cancer cells in the sample. Probes for detecting and providing a prognosis for colorectal cancer are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Joseph Jao Yiu Sung, Jun Yu, Chung Wah Wu