Patents by Inventor Neeltje Akke Kootstra

Neeltje Akke Kootstra 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 OF TREATING HEPATITIS B
    Publication number: 20180044735
    Abstract: The present invention provides means and methods for determining whether a hepatitis B patient is susceptible to hepatitis B treatment, comprising determining whether a sample of the patient comprises nucleic acid with nucleotide polymorphisms that are associated with a positive outcome of hepatitis B treatment and/or determining whether a sample of the patient comprises an expression level of carnitine or of a carnitine derivative that is associated with a positive outcome of hepatitis B treatment. Compositions, kits of parts, (micro)arrays and vectors useful for such methods are also herewith provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Academisch Medisch Centrum
    Inventors: Hendrik Willem Reesink, Louis Jansen, Neeltje Akke Kootstra
  • Means and Method for Response Prediction of Hepatitis B Treatment
    Publication number: 20150044167
    Abstract: The present invention provides means and methods for determining whether a hepatitis B patient is susceptible to hepatitis B treatment, comprising determining whether a sample of the patient comprises nucleic acid with nucleotide polymorphisms that are associated with a positive outcome of hepatitis B treatment and/or determining whether a sample of the patient comprises an expression level of carnitine or of a carnitine derivative that is associated with a positive outcome of hepatitis B treatment. Compositions, kits of parts, (micro)arrays and vectors useful for such methods are also herewith provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Academisch Medisch Centrum
    Inventors: Hendrik Willem Reesink, Louis Jansen, Neeltje Akke Kootstra