Patents by Inventor Cindy D. Skinner

Cindy D. Skinner 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).

  • Methods for determining dysregulation of methylation of brain expressed genes on the X chromosome to diagnose autism spectrum disorders
    Patent number: 8367417
    Abstract: The discovery that alterations in methylation, which can cause one or more genes on the single X chromosome in males to be partially silenced or overexpressed, constitute a predisposition to autism spectrum disorders is generally disclosed herein. These alterations provide the rationale and basis for methods to diagnose autism spectrum disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Greenwood Genetic Center, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger E. Stevenson, Julie R. Jones, Cindy D. Skinner, Michael J. Friez
  • Methods for Determining Dysregulation of Methylation of Brain Expressed Genes on the X Chromosome to Diagnose Autism Spectrum Disorders
    Publication number: 20110269132
    Abstract: The discovery that alterations in methylation, which can cause one or more genes on the single X chromosome in males to be partially silenced or overexpressed, constitute a predisposition to autism spectrum disorders is generally disclosed herein. These alterations provide the rationale and basis for methods to diagnose autism spectrum disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: GREENWOOD GENETIC CENTER, INC.
    Inventors: Roger E. Stevenson, Julie R. Jones, Cindy D. Skinner, Michael J. Friez
  • Methods for determining dysregulation of methylation of brain expressed genes on the X chromosome to diagnose autism spectrum disorders
    Patent number: 7998744
    Abstract: The discovery that alterations in methylation, which can cause one or more genes on the single X chromosome in males to be partially silenced or overexpressed, constitute a predisposition to autism spectrum disorders is generally disclosed herein. These alterations provide the rationale and basis for methods to diagnose autism spectrum disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Greenwood Genetic Center, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger E. Stevenson, Julie R. Jones, Cindy D. Skinner, Michael J. Friez
  • Methods for Determining Dysregulation of Methylation of Brain Expressed Genes on the X Chromosome to Diagnose Autism Spectrum Disorders
    Publication number: 20100029009
    Abstract: The discovery that alterations in methylation, which can cause one or more genes on the single X chromosome in males to be partially silenced or overexpressed, constitute a predisposition to autism spectrum disorders is generally disclosed herein. These alterations provide the rationale and basis for methods to diagnose autism spectrum disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: GREENWOOD GENETIC CENTER, INC.
    Inventors: Roger E. Stevenson, Julie R. Jones, Cindy D. Skinner, Michael J. Friez