Patents by Inventor Hirotomo Saitsu

Hirotomo Saitsu 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).

  • Method for predicting risk of porencephaly or cerebral hemorrhage
    Patent number: 9580753
    Abstract: As a result of intensive screening on mutations of the COL4A2 gene in 35 Japanese patients with porencephaly, it was found that the COL4A2 gene is a causative gene for familial and sporadic porencephalies. Since an identical heterozygous mutation of the COL4A2 gene was found in both a porencephaly patient and healthy individuals, this pathogenic mutation is considered to be dominantly inherited with incomplete penetrance. It can be predicted that a living body having a COL4A2 gene mutation has a high risk of occurrence of porencephaly and/or cerebral hemorrhage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: PUBLIC UNIVERSITY CORPORATION YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Naomichi Matsumoto, Hirotomo Saitsu
  • METHOD FOR PREDICTING RISK OF PORENCEPHALY OR CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE
    Publication number: 20140315208
    Abstract: As a result of intensive screening on mutations of the COL4A2 gene in 35 Japanese patients with porencephaly, it was found that the COL4A2 gene is a causative gene for familial and sporadic porencephalies. Since an identical heterozygous mutation of the COL4A2 gene was found in both a porencephaly patient and healthy individuals, this pathogenic mutation is considered to be dominantly inherited with incomplete penetrance. It can be predicted that a living body having a COL4A2 gene mutation has a high risk of occurrence of porencephaly and/or cerebral hemorrhage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Public University Corporation Yokohama City Univer
    Inventors: Naomichi Matsumoto, Hirotomo Saitsu