Patents by Inventor Julia Hoefele

Julia Hoefele 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).

  • NPHP nucleic acids and proteins
    Publication number: 20040096922
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Nephronophthisis, in particular to the NPHP4 protein (nephroretinin or nephrocystin-4) and nucleic acids encoding the NPHP4 protein. The present invention also provides assays for the detection of NPHP4, and assays for detecting nephroretinin and inversin polymorphisms and mutations associated with disease states.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Friedhelm Hildebrandt, Edgar Otto, Julia Hoefele, Rainer Ruf, Adelheid M. Mueller, Karl S. Hiller, Matthias T.F. Wolf, Maria J. Schuermann, Achim Becker