Patents by Inventor Ignatia B. Van den Veyver

Ignatia B. Van den Veyver 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 of screening Rett syndrome by detecting a mutation in MECP2
    Patent number: 6709817
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the identification of mutations in a gene encoding a methyl-CpG-binding domain containing protein or alterations in its corresponding protein in neurodevelopmental disease. The protein acts in a complex to regulate transcriptional repression through methylated CpG dinucleotides. Methods to screen mutations in said gene or alterations in said protein related to neurodevelopmental disease are provided. Methods to treat a vertebrate with said disease are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: Baylor College of Medicine
    Inventors: Huda Y. Zoghbi, Ignatia B. Van den Veyver, Ruthie Amir, Uta Francke