Patents by Inventor Renate Hillermann

Renate Hillermann 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 determining preeclampsia risk
    Publication number: 20080187929
    Abstract: A method for determining the risk of a mother of a fetus to develop preeclampsia during pregnancy comprising: (a) providing a sample of genomic DNA from an individual related to the fetus; (b) analyzing the DNA for the presence of one or more mutations in the PP13 gene; and (c) determining the risk of the mother on the basis of the presence of the mutations. Also disclosed are mutated PP13 protein variants, and a kit for use in the method of the invention comprising DNA probes for specific genomic sequences of the PP13 native gene and/or mutated sequences thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Inventors: Hamutal Meiri, Marei Sammar, Renate Hillermann