Patents by Inventor Shanaz H. Dairkee

Shanaz H. Dairkee 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).

  • Prognostic methods for breast cancer
    Patent number: 7056663
    Abstract: Methods of determining the likelihood of the re-occurrence of tumors and of determining the aggressiveness of post-surgical treatment are provided which rely on analysis of a loss of heterogeneity at the particular chromosomal locus 3p24.3. Loss of expression or hypermethylation of the thyroid hormone receptor ?1 gene is also predictive of an increased re-occurrence of tumors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: California Pacific Medical Center
    Inventors: Shanaz H. Dairkee, Zheng Li
  • Prognostic methods for breast cancer
    Publication number: 20030087235
    Abstract: Methods of determining the likelihood of the re-occurrence of tumors and of determining the aggressiveness of post-surgical treatment are provided which rely on analysis of a loss of heterogeneity at the particular chromosomal locus 3p24.3. Loss of expression or hypermethylation of the thyroid hormone receptor &bgr;1 gene is also predictive of an increased re-occurrence of tumors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventors: Shanaz H. Dairkee, Zheng Li