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EP1307588 - Method for diagnosing or determining a risk for psychosis comprising determining an heterozygous mutation of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) [Right-click to bookmark this link]
Former [2003/19]cDNA FOR HUMAN METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE AND USES THEREOF
[2008/18]
StatusNo opposition filed within time limit
Status updated on  27.11.2009
Database last updated on 18.10.2024
Most recent event   Tooltip27.11.2009No opposition filed within time limitpublished on 30.12.2009  [2009/53]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
McGill University
3550 University Street Montreal
Quebec H3A 2A7 / CA
[2009/04]
Former [2003/19]For all designated states
McGill University
3550 University Street
Montreal, Quebec H3A 2A7 / CA
Inventor(s)01 / ROZEN, Rima
9 Fairfield Crescent
Montreal West, Quebec H4X 1R5 / CA
 [2003/19]
Representative(s)Bösl, Raphael Konrad
Patentanwälte Isenbruck Bösl Hörschler PartG mbB
Eastsite One
Seckenheimer Landstraße 4
68163 Mannheim / DE
[N/P]
Former [2008/38]Bösl, Raphael Konrad
Patentanwälte Isenbruck Bösl Hörschler Wichmann Huhn Prinzregentenstrasse 68
81675 München / DE
Former [2003/19]Bösl, Raphael, Dr. rer. nat., Dipl.-Chem.
Patentanwälte Isenbruck Bösl Hörschler Wichmann Huhn Postfach 860 880
81635 München / DE
Application number, filing date01944818.212.06.2001
[2003/19]
WO2001CA00867
Priority number, dateUS2000059259512.06.2000         Original published format: US 592595
[2003/19]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A2 Application without search report
No.:WO0196598
Date:20.12.2001
Language:EN
[2001/51]
Type: A2 Application without search report 
No.:EP1307588
Date:07.05.2003
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 20.12.2001 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2003/19]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP1307588
Date:21.01.2009
Language:EN
[2009/04]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP13.03.2003
ClassificationIPC:C12Q1/68, A61K31/00, A61P25/18
[2003/19]
CPC:
C12N9/0028 (EP,US); A61P25/00 (EP); A61P25/04 (EP);
A61P25/06 (EP); A61P25/08 (EP); A61P25/14 (EP);
A61P25/16 (EP); A61P25/18 (EP); A61P25/22 (EP);
A61P25/24 (EP); A61P25/28 (EP); A61P7/04 (EP);
A61P9/10 (EP); C12N9/0026 (EP,US); C12Q1/6883 (EP,US);
C12Y105/0102 (EP,US); A61K38/00 (EP,US); A61K48/00 (EP,US);
C12Q2600/156 (EP,US) (-)
Designated contracting statesDE,   GB [2004/21]
Former [2003/19]AT,  BE,  CH,  CY,  DE,  DK,  ES,  FI,  FR,  GB,  GR,  IE,  IT,  LI,  LU,  MC,  NL,  PT,  SE,  TR 
Extension statesALNot yet paid
LTNot yet paid
LVNot yet paid
MKNot yet paid
RONot yet paid
SINot yet paid
TitleGerman:Methode zur Diagnose von oder zur Bestimmung des Risikos für Psychose beinhaltend die Bestimmung einer heterozygoten Mutation der Methylentetrahydrolfolatreduktase (MTHFR)[2008/18]
English:Method for diagnosing or determining a risk for psychosis comprising determining an heterozygous mutation of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR)[2008/18]
French:Méthode de diagnostic ou de prédiction d'un risque d'une psychose comprenant la détermination de mutation hétérozygote de la méthylène tetra hydrofolate réductase (MTHFR)[2008/18]
Former [2003/19]CDNA FÜR HUMANE METHYLENTETRAHYDROFOLAT REDUKTASE UND VERWENDUNGEN DERSELBEN
Former [2003/19]cDNA FOR HUMAN METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE AND USES THEREOF
Former [2003/19]ADNC DE REDUCTASE DE METHYLENE TETRAHYDROFOLATE HUMAINE ET SES UTILISATIONS
Entry into regional phase13.01.2003National basic fee paid 
13.01.2003Designation fee(s) paid 
13.01.2003Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure29.12.2001Request for preliminary examination filed
International Preliminary Examining Authority: EP
13.01.2003Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
13.01.2003Examination requested  [2003/19]
01.12.2005Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
10.04.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
24.05.2006Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
04.12.2006Reply to a communication from the examining division
01.06.2007Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M06)
11.12.2007Reply to a communication from the examining division
14.07.2008Communication of intention to grant the patent
27.10.2008Fee for grant paid
27.10.2008Fee for publishing/printing paid
Opposition(s)22.10.2009No opposition filed within time limit [2009/53]
Fees paidRenewal fee
24.09.2003Renewal fee patent year 03
23.06.2004Renewal fee patent year 04
21.06.2005Renewal fee patent year 05
28.06.2006Renewal fee patent year 06
27.06.2007Renewal fee patent year 07
27.03.2008Renewal fee patent year 08
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Cited inInternational search[A]WO9533054  (UNIV MCGILL [CA], et al) [A] 1-69 * the whole document *;
 [A]WO9961014  (SEPRACOR INC [US]) [A] 52-69 * the whole document *;
 [PX]WO0071754  (UNIV NEW JERSEY MED [US], et al) [PX] 21-52 * page 67; claim 3; table 13 *;
 [X]  - JOOBER R ET AL, "Association between the methyltetrahydrofolate reductase 667C.T missense mutation and schizophrenia", CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS, (20010205), vol. 134, no. 6, Database accession no. 69744y, page 514, column 1, XP002221407 [X] 1-69 * abstract *
    [ ] - JOOBER R ET AL, MOL. PSYCHIATRY, (200005), vol. 5, no. 3, pages 323 - 326
 [X]  - REGLAND B ET AL, "HOMOZYGOUS THERMOLABILE METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE IN SCHIZOPHRENIA-LIKE PSYCHOSIS", JOURNAL OF NEURAL TRANSMISSION, SPRINGER VERLAG, VIENNA, AT, (1997), vol. 104, no. 8/9, ISSN 0300-9564, pages 931 - 941, XP001031228 [X] 21-69 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01285561
 [X]  - KUNUGI H ET AL, "C677T POLYMORPHISM IN METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE GENE AND PYSCHOSES", MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY, BASINGSTOKE, GB, (1998), vol. 3, no. 5, ISSN 1359-4184, pages 435 - 437, XP001031246 [X] 21-52 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.mp.4000390
 [X]  - ARINAMI T ET AL, "METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE VARIANT AND SCHIZOPHRENIA/DEPRESSION", AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS, NEW YORK,NY, US, (1997), vol. 74, no. 5, pages 526 - 528, XP001031351 [X] 21-69 * the whole document *

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1096-8628(19970919)74:5<526::AID-AJMG14>3.0.CO;2-E
 [A]  - GOYETTE P ET AL, "SEVERE AND MILD MUTATIONS IN CIS FOR THE METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE RUDUCTASE (MTHFR) GENE, AND DESCRIPTION OF FIVE NOVEL MUTATIONS IN MTHFR", AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS, CHICAGO,, US, (19961201), vol. 59, no. 6, ISSN 0002-9297, pages 1268 - 1275, XP000672651 [A] 1-52 * the whole document *
 [A]  - GOYETTE P ET AL, "SEVEN NOVEL MUTATIONS IN THE METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE GENE AND GENOTYPE/PHENOTYPE CORRELATIONS IN SEVERE METHYLENETETRAHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE DEFICIENCY", AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS, CHICAGO,, US, (19950501), vol. 56, no. 5, ISSN 0002-9297, pages 1052 - 1059, XP000198176 [A] 21-52 * the whole document *
 [A]  - PEREIRA P ET AL, "Loss of heterozygosity of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase in colon carcinomas", ONCOLOGY REPORTS, NATIONAL HELLENIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION, ATHENS, GR, (1999), vol. 6, no. 6, ISSN 1021-335X, pages 597 - 599, XP002121824 [A] 1-20,52-69 * the whole document *
ExaminationWO9634980
    - JOOBER ET AL., "Association between the methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase 677C->T missense mutation and schizophrenia", MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY, (20000505), vol. 5, pages 323 - 326
    - REGLAND B. ET AL, "Homocysteinemia and schizophrenia as a case of methylation deficiency", J. NEURAL TRANSM., (1994), vol. 98, doi:doi:10.1007/BF01277017, pages 143 - 152, XP001031308

DOI:   http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01277017
    - FREEMAN J.M. ET AL, "Folate-responsive homocystinuria and "schizophrenia"", N. ENGL. J. MED., (1975), vol. 292, no. 10, pages 491 - 496, XP008064272
    - SAZCI A ET AL, "Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene polymorphisms in pateints with schizophrenia", MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH, (2003), vol. 117, pages 104 - 107
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