Patents by Inventor Sean V. Tavtigian
Sean V. Tavtigian 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).
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Publication number: 20020115104Abstract: The present invention is directed to the MMSC2 gene, its protein product and the use of the protein to (i) detect mutant MMAC1 proteins, (ii) screen for drugs which can be used for suppressing tumor growth and (iii) identify proteins which interact with the MMAC1 gene or are involved in the tumor suppression pathway of the MMAC1 gene.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2001Publication date: August 22, 2002Inventors: Paul L. Bartel, Sean V. Tavtigian
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Patent number: 6337192Abstract: The present invention is directed to the MMSC1 gene, its protein product and the use of the protein to (i) detect mutant MMAC1 proteins, (ii) screen for drugs which can be used for suppressing tumor growth and (iii) identify proteins which interact with the MMAC1 gene or are involved in the tumor suppression pathway of the MMAC1 gene.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 1999Date of Patent: January 8, 2002Assignee: Myraid Genetics, Inc.Inventors: Paul L. Bartel, Sean V. Tavtigian
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Patent number: 6333403Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of human genetics. Specifically, the present invention relates to methods and materials used to isolate and detect a human prostate cancer predisposing gene (HPC2), some alleles of which cause susceptibility to cancer, in particular prostate cancer. More specifically, the present invention relates to germline mutations in the HPC2 gene and their use in the diagnosis of predisposition to prostate cancer. The invention also relates to presymptomatic therapy of individuals who carry deleterious alleles of the HPC2 gene. The invention further relates to somatic mutations in the HPC2 gene in human prostate cancer and their use in the diagnosis and prognosis of human prostate cancer. Additionally, the invention relates to somatic mutations in the HPC2 gene in other human cancers and their use in the diagnosis and prognosis of human cancers.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2000Date of Patent: December 25, 2001Assignees: Myriad Genetics, Inc., The Hospital for Sick ChildrenInventors: Sean V. Tavtigian, David H. F. Teng, Jacques Simard, Johanna M. Rommens
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Patent number: 6331614Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of human genetics. Specifically, the present invention relates to human CDC14A gene which has been found to be mutated in certain tumor cell lines. More specifically, the invention relates to a novel sequence for the human CDC14A gene. The present invention further relates to somatic mutations in the CDC14A gene in human cancer and their use in the diagnosis and prognosis of human cancer. The invention also relates to the therapy of human cancers which have a mutation in the CDC14A gene, including gene therapy, protein replacement therapy and protein mimetics. The invention further relates to the screening of drugs for cancer therapy. Finally, the invention relates to the screening of the CDC14A gene for mutations, which are useful for diagnosing the predisposition to cancer.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1999Date of Patent: December 18, 2001Assignee: Myriad Genetics, Inc.Inventors: Alexander K. C. Wong, David H. -F. Teng, Sean V. Tavtigian
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Patent number: 6291173Abstract: The present invention is directed to the MMSC2 gene, its protein product and the use of the protein to (i) detect mutant MMAC1 proteins, (ii) screen for drugs which can be used for suppressing tumor growth and (iii) identify proteins which interact with the MMAC1 gene or are involved in the tumor suppression pathway of the MMAC1 gene.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 1999Date of Patent: September 18, 2001Assignee: Myriad Genetics, Inc.Inventors: Paul L. Bartel, Sean V. Tavtigian
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Patent number: 6262242Abstract: A specific region of chromosome 10 (10q23.3) has been implicated by series of studies to contain a tumor suppressor gene involved in gliomas, as well as a number of other human cancers. One gene within this region was identified, and the corresponding coding region of the gene represents a novel 47 kD protein. A domain of this product has an exact match to the conserved catalytic domain of protein tyrosine phosphatases, indicating a possible functional role in phosphorylation events. Sequence analyses demonstrated the a number of exons of the gene were deleted in tumor cell lines used to define the 10q23.3 region, leading to the classification of this gene as a tumor suppressor. Further analyses have demonstrated the presence of a number of mutations in the gene in both glioma and prostate carcinoma cells. Methods for diagnosing and treating cancers related to this tumor suppressor, designated as TS10q23.3, also are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 1997Date of Patent: July 17, 2001Assignees: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Myriad Genetics, Inc.Inventors: Peter Steck, Mark A. Pershouse, Samar A. Jasser, W. K. Alfred Yung, Sean V. Tavtigian
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Patent number: 6235263Abstract: Recent evidence indicates that the carboxy-terminal region of the tumor suppressor protein BRCA1 is a functionally significant domain. Using the yeast two-hybrid assay and an in vitro biochemical assay, it is here shown that a protein, B112, interacts specifically with the carboxy-terminal segment of human BRCA1 from residue 1602 to 1863. A germ line truncation mutation, 1853ter, that removes the last 11 amino acids from the carboxy-terminus of BRCA1 abolishes not only the transcription activation function, but also binding to B112. The B112 protein is apparently the same as an uncharacterized protein known as CtIP, the sequence of which was previously deposited in GenBank. Screenings of a panel of 92 tumor cell lines for mutations in the B112/CtIP sequence have identified a number of missense variants, including a non-conserved lysine to glutamic acid change at codon 337 in the pancreatic cancer line, BxPC3.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2000Date of Patent: May 22, 2001Assignee: Myriad Genetics, Inc.Inventors: Alexander K. C. Wong, Paul L. Bartel, David H.-F. Teng, Sean V. Tavtigian
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Patent number: 6166194Abstract: The present invention relates to the relation of the TMPRSS2 gene to human cancers and its use in the diagnosis and prognosis of human cancer. The invention also relates to the therapy of human cancers which have a mutation in the TMPRSS2 gene, including gene therapy, protein replacement therapy and protein mimetics. Finally, the invention relates to the screening of drugs for cancer therapy.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 1999Date of Patent: December 26, 2000Assignee: Myriad Genetics, Inc.Inventors: Alexander K. C. Wong, Sean V. Tavtigian, David H. F. Teng
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Patent number: 6162897Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of human genetics. Specifically, the present invention relates to methods and materials used to isolate and detect a human breast and ovarian cancer predisposing gene (BRCA1), some mutant alleles of which cause susceptibility to cancer, in particular breast and ovarian cancer. More specifically, the invention relates to germline mutations in the BRCA1 gene and their use in the diagnosis of predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer. The present invention further relates to somatic mutations in the BRCA1 gene in human breast and ovarian cancer and their use in the diagnosis and prognosis of human breast and ovarian cancer. Additionally, the invention relates to somatic mutations in the BRCA1 gene in other human cancers and their use in the diagnosis and prognosis of human cancers. The invention also relates to the therapy of human cancers which have a mutation in the BRCA1 gene, including gene therapy, protein replacement therapy and protein mimetics.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 1997Date of Patent: December 19, 2000Assignees: Myriad Genetics, Inc., University of Utah Research Foundation, The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human ServicesInventors: Mark H. Skolnick, David E. Goldgar, Yoshio Miki, Jeff Swenson, Alexander Kamb, Keith D. Harshman, Donna M. Shattuck-Eidens, Sean V. Tavtigian, Roger W. Wiseman, P. Andrew Futreal
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Patent number: 6124104Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of human genetics. Specifically, the present invention relates to methods and materials used to isolate and detect a human breast cancer predisposing gene (BRCA2), some mutant alleles of which cause susceptibility to cancer, in particular breast cancer. More specifically, the invention relates to germline mutations in the BRCA2 gene and their use in the diagnosis of predisposition to breast cancer. The present invention further relates to somatic mutations in the BRCA2 gene in human breast cancer and their use in the diagnosis and prognosis of human breast cancer. Additionally, the invention relates to somatic mutations in the BRCA2 gene in other human cancers and their use in the diagnosis and prognosis of human cancers. The invention also relates to the therapy of human cancers which have a mutation in the BRCA2 gene, including gene therapy, protein replacement therapy and protein mimetics.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 1998Date of Patent: September 26, 2000Assignees: Myriad Genectics, Inc., Endo Recherche, Inc., HSC Reseach & Development Limited Partnership, Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaInventors: Sean V. Tavtigian, Alexander Kamb, Jacques Simard, Fergus Couch, Johanna M. Rommens, Barbara L. Weber
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Patent number: 6033857Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of human genetics. Specifically, the present invention relates to methods and materials used to isolate and detect a human breast cancer predisposing gene (BRCA2), some mutant alleles of which cause susceptibility to cancer, in particular breast cancer. More specifically, the invention relates to germline mutations in the BRCA2 gene and their use in the diagnosis of predisposition to breast cancer. The present invention further relates to somatic mutations in the BRCA2 gene in human breast cancer and their use in the diagnosis and prognosis of human breast cancer. Additionally, the invention relates to somatic mutations in the BRCA2 gene in other human cancers and their use in the diagnosis and prognosis of human cancers. The invention also relates to the therapy of human cancers which have a mutation in the BRCA2 gene, including gene therapy, protein replacement therapy and protein mimetics.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 1998Date of Patent: March 7, 2000Assignees: Myriad Genetics, Inc., Endo Recherche, Inc., HSC Research & Development Limited Parntership, Trustees of the Univ. of PennsylvaniaInventors: Sean V. Tavtigian, Alexander Kamb, Jacques Simard, Fergus Couch, Johanna M. Rommens, Barbara L. Weber
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Patent number: 6030832Abstract: Recent evidence indicates that the carboxy-terminal region of the tumor suppressor protein BRCA1 is a functionally significant domain. Using the yeast two-hybrid assay and an in vitro biochemical assay, it is here shown that a protein, B112, interacts specifically with the carboxy-terminal segment of human BRCA1 from residue 1602 to 1863. A germ line truncation mutation, 1853ter, that removes the last 11 amino acids from the carboxy-terminus of BRCA1 abolishes not only the transcription activation function, but also binding to B112. The B112 protein is apparently the same as an uncharacterized protein known as CtIP, the sequence of which was previously deposited in GenBank. Screenings of a panel of 92 tumor cell lines for mutations in the B112/CtIP sequence have identified a number of missense variants, including a non-conserved lysine to glutamic acid change at codon 337 in the pancreatic cancer line, BxPC3.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 1997Date of Patent: February 29, 2000Assignee: Myriad Genetics, Inc.Inventors: Alexander K. C. Wong, Paul L. Bartel, David H. -F. Teng, Sean V. Tavtigian
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Patent number: 5989885Abstract: The present invention relates to mutations in the MKK4 gene in human cancers and their use in the diagnosis and prognosis of human cancer. Specific mutations in the MKK4 gene which are associated with breast, pancreatic, colorectal and testicular cancers have been identified. The invention also relates to the therapy of human cancers which have a mutation in the MKK4 gene, including gene therapy, protein replacement therapy and protein mimetics. Finally, the invention relates to the screening of drugs for cancer therapy.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 1997Date of Patent: November 23, 1999Assignee: Myriad Genetics, Inc.Inventors: David H. -F. Teng, Sean V. Tavtigian, William L. Perry, III, Mark H. Skolnick
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Patent number: 5837492Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of human genetics. Specifically, the present invention relates to methods and materials used to isolate and detect a human breast cancer predisposing gene (BRCA2), some mutant alleles of which cause susceptibility to cancer, in particular breast cancer. More specifically, the invention relates to germline mutations in the BRCA2 gene and their use in the diagnosis of predisposition to breast cancer. The present invention further relates to somatic mutations in the BRCA2 gene in human breast cancer and their use in the diagnosis and prognosis of human breast cancer. Additionally, the invention relates to somatic mutations in the BRCA2 gene in other human cancers and their use in the diagnosis and prognosis of human cancers. The invention also relates to the therapy of human cancers which have a mutation in the BRCA2 gene, including gene therapy, protein replacement therapy and protein mimetics.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 1996Date of Patent: November 17, 1998Assignees: Myriad Genetics, Inc., Endo Recherche, Inc., HSC Research & Development Limited Partnership, Trustees of the University of PennsylvainaInventors: Sean V. Tavtigian, Alexander Kamb, Jacques Simard, Fergus Couch, Johanna M. Rommens, Barbara L. Weber
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Patent number: 5789206Abstract: The present invention is directed to cloning the ends of genes. Traditionally it has been very difficult to recover the 5' end of a gene. The present invention greatly eases this problem. The invention is a variation on RACE and uses a combination of techniques. Specific genes are purified by using three enrichment steps--1) a polymerase chain reaction, 2) a hybrid capture step, and 3) a second polymerase chain reaction. The inclusion of the hybrid capture step results in a greater enrichment than occurs with RACE. The ends of the gene are retained by use of a novel technique of attaching adaptors at the ends of the nucleic. The 5' end of the gene is conserved by preparing a first strand of cDNA and ligating to this an adaptor which is partially double stranded wherein the overhang or single stranded region of the adaptor is degenerate which allows for a fraction of the adaptor population to hybridize with the first strand of cDNA at the 3' end of the cDNA.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 1995Date of Patent: August 4, 1998Assignee: Myriad Genetics, Inc.Inventors: Sean V. Tavtigian, Steven Stone, Ping Jiang, Alexander Kamb
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Patent number: 5753441Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of human genetics. Specifically, the present invention relates to methods and materials used to isolate and detect a human breast and ovarian cancer predisposing gene (BRCA1), some mutant alleles of which cause susceptibility to cancer, in particular breast and ovarian cancer. More specifically, the invention relates to germline mutations in the BRCA1 gene and their use in the diagnosis of predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer. The present invention further relates to somatic mutations in the BRCA1 gene in human breast and ovarian cancer and their use in the diagnosis and prognosis of human breast and ovarian cancer. Additionally, the invention relates to somatic mutations in the BRCA1 gene in other human cancers and their use in the diagnosis and prognosis of human cancers. The invention also relates to the therapy of human cancers which have a mutation in the BRCA1 gene, including gene therapy, protein replacement therapy and protein mimetics.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 1996Date of Patent: May 19, 1998Assignees: Myriad Genetics, Inc., University of Utah Research Foundation, The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human ServicesInventors: Mark H. Skolnick, David E. Goldgar, Yoshio Miki, Jeff Swenson, Alexander Kamb, Keith D. Harshman, Donna M. Shattuck-Eidens, Sean V. Tavtigian, Roger W. Wiseman, P. Andrew Futreal
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Patent number: 5747282Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of human genetics. Specifically, the present invention relates to methods and materials used to isolate and detect a human breast and ovarian cancer predisposing gene (BRCA1), some mutant alleles of which cause susceptibility to cancer, in particular breast and ovarian cancer. More specifically, the invention relates to germline mutations in the BRCA1 gene and their use in the diagnosis of predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer. The present invention further relates to somatic mutations in the BRCA1 gene in human breast and ovarian cancer and their use in the diagnosis and prognosis of human breast and ovarian cancer. Additionally, the invention relates to somatic mutations in the BRCA1 gene in other human cancers and their use in the diagnosis and prognosis of human cancers. The invention also relates to the therapy of human cancers which have a mutation in the BRCA1 gene, including gene therapy, protein replacement therapy and protein mimetics.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: May 5, 1998Assignees: Myraid Genetics, Inc., University of Utah Research Foundation, The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Health and Human ServicesInventors: Mark H. Skolnick, David E. Goldgar, Yoshio Miki, Jeff Swenson, Alexander Kamb, Keith D. Harshman, Donna M. Shattuck-Eidens, Sean V. Tavtigian, Roger W. Wiseman, P. Andrew Futreal
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Patent number: 5710001Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the field of human genetics. Specifically, the present invention relates to methods and materials used to isolate and detect a human breast and ovarian cancer predisposing gene (BRCA1), some mutant alleles of which cause susceptibility to cancer, in particular breast and ovarian cancer. More specifically, the invention relates to germline mutations in the BRCA1 gene and their use in the diagnosis of predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer. The present invention further relates to somatic mutations in the BRCA1 gene in human breast and ovarian cancer and their use in the diagnosis and prognosis of human breast and ovarian cancer. Additionally, the invention relates to somatic mutations in the BRCA1 gene in other human cancers and their use in the diagnosis and prognosis of human cancers. The invention also relates to the therapy of human cancers which have a mutation in the BRCA1 gene, including gene therapy, protein replacement therapy and protein mimetics.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: January 20, 1998Assignees: Myriad Genetics, Inc., University of Utah Research Foundation, The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Technology Transfer OfficeInventors: Mark H. Skolnick, David E. Goldgar, Yoshio Miki, Jeff Swenson, Alexander Kamb, Keith D. Harshman, Donna M. Shattuck-Eidens, Sean V. Tavtigian, Roger W. Wiseman, P. Andrew Futreal