Patents by Inventor Karen Ann Lillycrop

Karen Ann Lillycrop 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).

  • PREDICTIVE USE OF CpG METHYLATION
    Publication number: 20120040344
    Abstract: Determination of the methylation status of individual selected Cp/G dinucleotides/CpG groups 5? to the coding region of selected genes, preferably in a perinatal tissue sample such as umbilical cord, can be used to predict future development of diverse phenotypic characteristics, such as indices of body composition indicative of for example, obesity or low bone mineral content, indices of impaired cardiovascular structure or function, ability to learn and cognitive function, neurobehavourial problems and allergic disorders such as atopic eczema.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Keith Malcolm Godfrey, Mark Adrian Hanson, Graham Charles Burdge, Karen Ann Lillycrop, Joanne Lesley Slater-Jefferies, Cyrus Cooper, Peter David Gluckman, Allan Michael Sheppard
  • PHENOTYPE PREDICTION
    Publication number: 20090104615
    Abstract: Detection of epigenetic alteration, especially methylation, of a gene or a combination of genes, preferably in a perinatal tissue sample such as umbilical cord, for predicting diverse phenotypic characteristics such as propensity for obesity, altered body composition, impaired cognition, low bone mineral content, neuro-behavioural problems and altered cardiovascular structure and function occurring in an individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Keith Malcolm Godfrey, Mark Adrian Hanson, Graham Charles Burdge, Karen Ann Lillycrop, Cyrus Cooper, Peter David Gluckman, Mark Hedley Vickers