Patents by Inventor Debra Weese-Mayer

Debra Weese-Mayer 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 primers for diagnosing idiopathic congenital central hypoventilation syndrome
    Publication number: 20050042657
    Abstract: The present invention provides assays and kits for diagnosing idiopathic congenital central hypoventilation syndrome. The present assays and kits focus on the second polyalanine repeat of the PHOX2b gene or gene product, which is normally 20 residues in length. A polyalanine repeat 25 to 33 residues in length is strongly correlated with idiopathic congenital central hypoventilation syndrome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventors: Debra Weese-Mayer, Elizabeth Berry-Kravis, Lili Zhou