Patents by Inventor Frederic G. Barr

Frederic G. Barr 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).

  • Compositions and diagnostic kits for identifying alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma
    Patent number: 5650278
    Abstract: Methods of determining whether a tumor is an alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma tumor by detecting the presence of a DNA sequence of a chimeric gene that is generated by translocation of a portion of human chromosome 2 and a portion of human chromosome 13 are disclosed. In addition, diagnostic kits to practice methods of determining whether a tumor is an alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma tumor are disclosed. Isolated nucleic acid molecules which comprise nucleotide sequences that are complementary to at least a portion of human chromosome 2 or a portion of human chromosome 13 are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1997
    Assignees: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Trustees of The University of Pennsylvania, The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology
    Inventors: Frederic G. Barr, Beverly S. Emanuel, Naomi Galili