Patents by Inventor Fernando Gianfrancesco

Fernando Gianfrancesco 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).

  • A Diagnostic Marker For Paget's Disease
    Publication number: 20170130272
    Abstract: The invention relates to an in vitro or in vivo method for diagnosing Paget's disease or bone tumors associated therewith or for determining the predisposition of a subject affected by Paget's disease of bone to develop a bone tumor, the method being based on the detection of a mutation in the nucleotide sequence of the ZNF687 gene or in the amino acid sequence of the protein encoded by the mutated ZNF687 gene. The invention also refers to isolated nucleic acids comprising the mutated nucleotide sequence of the ZNF687 gene or a portion thereof and the encoded amino acid sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche
    Inventor: Fernando Gianfrancesco
  • Diagnostic and therapeutic means for kidney stone related pathologies
    Publication number: 20060115818
    Abstract: A description is given of a nucleic acid comprising at least one fragment of the human gene ZNF365 or functional portions thereof for use in the diagnosis or treatment of pathologies associated with kidney stones. Appropriate diagnostic kits are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Mario Pirastu, Fernando Gianfrancesco, Teresa Esposito, Maria Ombra