Patents by Inventor Juliane Winkelmann

Juliane Winkelmann 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).

  • USE OF GENE VARIANTS OF THE HUMAN MEIS1, BTBD9, MAP2K5, LBXCOR1, PTPRD OR A2BP1 GENE FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES TO RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME (RLS)
    Publication number: 20100202972
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oligo- or polynucleotide which can be used in the diagnosis and therapy of restless legs syndrome (RLS). Furthermore, the invention relates to methods of diagnosing a predisposition for or RLS and a method for selecting a therapy to prevent and treat RLS. Moreover, a method for determining the dose of a drug used for treating a patient suffering from RLS and a method to test the efficacy of a drug used for treating RLS in treating other dopaminergic diseases, sleep disorders or spinocerebellar ataxias as well as the use of a drug effective in treating RLS for testing the efficacy of said drug in treating other dopaminergic diseases, sleep disorders or spinocerebellar ataxias.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventors: Juliane Winkelmann, Bertram Müller-Myhsok