Patents by Inventor Hideichi Makino

Hideichi Makino 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).

  • TEST METHOD FOR TYPE-2 DIABETES USING GENE POLYMORPHISM
    Publication number: 20110151456
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of testing for genetic susceptibility to type-2 diabetes in a subject that comprises detecting one or more polymorphisms present in the KCNQ1 gene and/or EIF2AK4 gene in a DNA-containing sample collected from the subject. The present invention permit a method of accurately, conveniently, and rapidly testing the genetic susceptibility of subjects to type-2 by targeting determinative genetic factors of genetic susceptibility to type-2 diabetes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicants: National Center for Global Health and Medicine, The University of Tokyo, National University Corporation Ehime University
    Inventors: Kazuki Yasuda, Masato Kasuga, Takashi Kadowaki, Hiroto Furuta, Hideichi Makino, Naoko Iwasaki, Yukio Horikawa, Kazuya Yamagata, Yoshitomo Oka