Patents by Inventor Mary Pat Reeve

Mary Pat Reeve 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).

  • DAZ: a gene family associated with azoospermia
    Patent number: 6020476
    Abstract: A small family of novel genes referred to as the DAZ gene family, present in interval 6D and/or 6E of the distal portion of the long arm of the human Y chromosome and on human chromosome 3. Alteration of a DAZ gene present in interval 6D and/or 6E of the distal portion of the long arm of the human Y chromosome is associated with reduced sperm count. Methods of diagnosis and treatment utilizing a DAZ gene, and antibodies that bind to the protein encoded by said genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Assignee: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
    Inventors: David C. Page, Renee Reijo, Richa Saxena, Trevor Hawkins, Mary Pat Reeve