Patents by Inventor Junko KURAMOTO

Junko KURAMOTO 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 ASSESSING RISK OF DEVELOPING HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA FROM NON-ALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS
    Publication number: 20230136481
    Abstract: A method may assess the risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma from non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Such a method may be for detecting hepatocytes or tissue including hepatocytes having a risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma. The method may include detecting DNA methylation level of a target CpG site in genomic DNA derived from hepatocytes or tissue comprising hepatocytes with NASH, and detecting hepatocytes or tissue comprising hepatocytes having a risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma, from the detected DNA methylation level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: KEIO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yae KANAI, Eri ARAI, Junko KURAMOTO, Takuya YOTANI, Yuriko YAMADA