Patents by Inventor Cynthia Morton

Cynthia Morton 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 AND SYSTEMS FOR DIAGNOSING PRENATAL ABNORMALITIES
    Publication number: 20150286773
    Abstract: Embodiments of various aspects described herein are directed to methods and systems for performing a prenatal diagnostic testing. In some embodiments, the methods and systems described herein can be used to diagnose structural rearrangements or chromosome breakpoints in a prenatal sample. In some embodiments, the methods and systems described herein can be used to diagnose de novo balanced chromosomal rearrangements in a prenatal sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Talkowski, James F. Gusella, Cynthia Morton
  • Allelic Form of the HMGA2 Gene Predisposing Women to the Formation of Leiomyomas
    Publication number: 20100184077
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to diagnostic assays that can be used to determine if a woman carries an allelic form of the HMGA2 gene that predisposes her to the formation of fibroid tumors. The invention also encompasses vectors containing this allele, cells transformed with these vectors and transgenic animals that carry at least one copy of the allele.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: THE BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC.
    Inventors: Cynthia Morton, Jennelle Hodge, Karen Gross Huyck
  • Allelic form of the HMGA2 gene predisposing women to the formation of leiomyomas
    Patent number: 7700292
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to diagnostic assays that can be used to determine if a woman carries an allelic form of the HMGA2 gene that predisposes her to the formation of fibroid tumors. The invention also encompasses vectors containing this allele, cells transformed with these vectors and transgenic animals that carry at least one copy of the allele.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: The Bringham and Woman's Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Cynthia Morton, Jennelle Hodge, Karen Gross Huyck
  • Allelic form of the HMGA2 gene predisposing women to the formation of Leiomyomas
    Publication number: 20070124828
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to diagnostic assays that can be used to determine if a woman carries an allelic form of the HMGA2 gene that predisposes her to the formation of fibroid tumors. The invention also encompasses vectors containing this allele, cells transformed with these vectors and transgenic animals that carry at least one copy of the allele.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Applicant: The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Cynthia Morton, Jennelle Hodge, Karen Gross Huyck
  • Methods of diagnosis and treatment of meniere disease
    Patent number: 6730475
    Abstract: The invention features methods of diagnosing and treating Meniere disease. The invention also features kits and probes for diagnosing Meniere disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignees: Brigham and Women's Hospital, University of Antwerp
    Inventors: Nahid Robertson, Cynthia Morton, Guy Van Camp, Erik Fransen, Paul Van de Heyning