Patents by Inventor Serena Michelini

Serena Michelini 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).

  • METHODS OF TREATING LIPEDEMA INCLUDING AKR1C2 AS A THERAPEUTIC TARGET
    Publication number: 20240117436
    Abstract: The present invention identifies further to AKR1C1 also AKR1C2 as a lipedema-associated gene. The invention provides methods for diagnosing or assessing an individual's susceptibility to lipedema by the analysis of the AKR1C genes, in particular of the AKR1C2 gene, or the expression levels of its product and related metabolites. Also provided are therapeutic methods for treating a patient or methods for prophylactically treating an individual susceptible to lipedema.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: MAGI EUREGIO SCS
    Inventors: Matteo BERTELLI, Elena MANARA, Paolo Enrico MALTESE, Sandro MICHELINI, Serena MICHELINI, Maria Rachele CECCARINI, Pietro CHIURAZZI, Karen Louise HERBST, Jurgen KAFTALLI, Kevin DONATO, Andrea BERNINI
  • METHODS OF TREATING LIPEDEMA INCLUDING AKR1C1 AS A THERAPEUTIC TARGET
    Publication number: 20220362260
    Abstract: The present invention identifies AKR1C1 as the first lipedema-associated gene. The invention provides methods for diagnosing or assessing an individual's susceptibility to lipedema by the analysis of the AKR1C1 gene or the expression levels of its product and related metabolites. Also provided are therapeutic methods for treating a patient or methods for prophylactically treating an individual susceptible to lipedema.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: MAGI EUREGIO SCS
    Inventors: Matteo Bertelli, Elena Manara, Paolo Enrico Maltese, Sandro Michelini, Serena Michelini, Maria Rachele Ceccarini, Pietro Chiurazzi, Karen Louise Herbst