EP Patent

EP2977469A1 — Determining age ranges of skin samples

Assigned to Dermtech International · Expires 2016-01-27 · 10y expired

What this patent protects

A method for determining the age range of a skin sample comprising: a) providing a skin sample comprising nucleic acids expressed by genes in a classifier comprising one or more young genes and one or more old genes; b) determining expression levels of the nucleic acids express…

USPTO Abstract

A method for determining the age range of a skin sample comprising: a) providing a skin sample comprising nucleic acids expressed by genes in a classifier comprising one or more young genes and one or more old genes; b) determining expression levels of the nucleic acids expressed from at least one young gene and at least one old gene in the classifier by assaying the nucleic acids in the skin sample; and c) characterizing the age range of the skin sample based on the expression levels.

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Patent number
EP2977469A1
Jurisdiction
EP
Classification
—
Expires
2016-01-27
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
No
Assignee
Dermtech International
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