Patents by Inventor Fernanda Pinto-Mariz

Fernanda Pinto-Mariz 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).

  • VLA-4 AS A BIOMARKER FOR PROGNOSIS AND TARGET FOR THERAPY IN DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
    Publication number: 20120258093
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and to methods for determining the prognosis of a subject affected with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. More particularly, the present invention relates to a VLA-4 antagonist for use in the treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The present invention also relates to a method for determining the prognosis of a subject affected with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy wherein said method comprising a step consisting of determining the level of VLA-4 high T cells in a blood sample obtained from said subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: Institut National De La Sante Et De La Recherche Medicale (INSERM)
    Inventors: Gillian Butler-Browne, Suse Dayse Silva-Barbosa, Wilson Savino, Alexandra Prufer De Queiroz Campos Araujo, Fernanda Pinto-Mariz, Luciana Rodrigues Carvalho, Thomas Voit