Patents by Inventor F. Xavier Castellanos

F. Xavier Castellanos 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 detecting attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
    Patent number: 8003406
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of determining a susceptibility of a subject for development of ADHD. The method comprises obtaining a sample from the subject, analyzing the sample for an ADHD susceptibility haplotype of LPHN3 receptor which is associated with at least one genetic marker selected from the group consisting of rs7678046, rs1901223, rs6813183, and rs1355368, and determining if the subject has a susceptibility to develop ADHD, whereby the presence of the haplotype having one or more of the genetic markers is indicative of a susceptibility to develop ADHD. The invention also provides methods of treating ADHD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Maximilian Muenke, Mauricio Arcos-Burgos, F. Xavier Castellanos
  • METHODS FOR DETECTING AND TREATING ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER
    Publication number: 20100040626
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of determining a susceptibility of a subject for development of ADHD. The method comprises obtaining a sample from the subject, analyzing the sample for an ADHD susceptibility haplotype of LPHN3 receptor which is associated with at least one genetic marker selected from the group consisting of rs7678046, rs1901223, rs6813183, and rs1355368, and determining if the subject has a susceptibility to develop ADHD, whereby the presence of the haplotype having one or more of the genetic markers is indicative of a susceptibility to develop ADHD. The invention also provides methods of treating ADHD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Maximilian Muenke, Mauricio Arcos-Burgos, F. Xavier Castellanos