Patents by Inventor Whu-Liang Hwu

Whu-Liang Hwu 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).

  • CD7 as biomarker and therapeutic target for psoriasis
    Publication number: 20050277587
    Abstract: We present information obtained from the occurrence of psoriasis and its related disease pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) in a large, five-generation kindred. Using a genome-wide scan and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) fine mapping, the psoriasis/PRP locus was mapped to chromosome 17q terminus, a region close to but distinct from the 17q PSOR2 locus. Moreover, we sequenced the candidate genes in this region, and identified CD7 as the susceptibility gene in this family. Compositions and methods of use are provided for the prediction, diagnosis, disease monitoring and therapeutic development of psoriasis and pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Publication date: December 15, 2005
    Applicant: Academia Sinica
    Inventors: Yuan-Tsong Chen, Jer-Yuarn Wu, Whu-Liang Hwu, Cathy Fann, Chi-Fan Yang