Patents by Inventor Lorna M Stewart

Lorna M Stewart 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).

  • Diagnosis of susceptibility to cancer and treatment thereof
    Patent number: 6287854
    Abstract: A method for determining the susceptibility of a patient to cancer comprising the steps (i) obtaining a sample containing nucleic acid derived from the patient; and (ii) contacting the said nucleic acid with a nucleic acid capable of selectively hybridising to the region of human chromosome 10 which region is bounded by DNA defined by the markers D10S541 and D10S215. A nucleic acid capable of selectively hybridising to the region of human chromosome 10 which region is bounded by DNA defined by the markers D10S541 and D10S215 provided that the nucleic acid is not any one of certain YACs, BACs, PACs or ESTs defined herein. Preferably the said nucleic acid is a prostate tumour suppressor gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Imperial Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Nigel K Spurr, Ian C Gray, Lorna M Stewart