Patents by Inventor Jacuqeline Levilliers

Jacuqeline Levilliers 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).

  • Gene associated with X linked Kallmann syndrome and diagnostic applications therefrom
    Patent number: 5763166
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fragment of nucleic acid characterized in that it comprises a nucleotide sequence selected from: (A) the sequence SEQ ID No. 1; (B) the sequences of one or more bases; (C) fragments of the said sequences (A) and (B); (D) sequences complementary to the said sequences (A), (B), and (C); and (E) the sequences which hybridize with the sequences (A),(B), and (C). The corresponding peptide sequences are also disclosed. A nucleic acid fragment of the invention may be used as a primer or probe, particularly in a method for diagnosing a genetic anomaly linked to the Kallmann syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignees: Institut Pasteur, The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Christine Petit, Jean-Michel Claverie, Jacuqeline Levilliers, Renaud Legouis, Jean-Pierre Hardelin, Georges Lutfalla