Patents by Inventor Susan L. Neuhausen

Susan L. Neuhausen 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).

  • Chromosome 17P-linked prostate cancer susceptibility gene
    Patent number: 6844189
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignees: Myriad Genetics, Inc., University of Utah Research Foundation, Hospital for Sick Children
    Inventors: Sean V. Tavtigian, David H.-F. Teng, Jacques Simard, Johanna M. Rommens, Lisa A. Cannon Albright, Susan L. Neuhausen