Randall H Johnson

US Patent:

20100297660, Nov 25, 2010

Filed:

Jan 30, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/864218

Inventors:

Cheryl Winkler - Gaithersburg MD, US
George Nelson - Thurmont MD, US
Jeffrey B. Kopp - Bethesda MD, US
Michael W. Smith - Jefferson MD, US
Randall Johnson - Frederick MD, US

International Classification:

C12Q 1/68
C40B 40/06

US Classification:

435 6, 506 16

Abstract:

Methods for determining the genetic predisposition of a human subject to developing renal disease, such as focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) or end-stage kidney disease are provided herein. These methods include methods for detecting renal disease, or determining the risk of developing renal disease in a human subject, such as a subject of African ancestry. The methods utilize the detection of one or more haplotype blocks comprising at least two tag single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a non-coding region of a MYH9 gene or detecting the presence of at least one tag SNP in a non-coding region of a MYH9 gene. An array for detecting a genetic predisposition to renal disease using probes complementary to the tag SNPs in the non-coding region of the MYH9 gene are also disclosed.

US Patent:

20140223630, Aug 14, 2014

Filed:

Jul 5, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/935820

Inventors:

Randall L. Johnson - Boca Raton FL, US

International Classification:

A41D 31/02

US Classification:

2 69

Abstract:

A wearable article provides a non-slip connection between the wearer's bare skin and the surface of an adjacently located object. The wearable article includes correspondingly aligned and shaped interior and exterior grip material segments at one or more locations on the wearable article. The interior grip material segments and correspondingly aligned and shaped exterior grip material segments serve to significantly diminish and potentially eliminate all relative movement between the user's skin, the grip material on the inner facing surface of the wearable article, the material defining the wearable article, the grip material on the outer facing surface of the wearable article, and the surface of an adjacently located object. The correspondingly aligned and shaped interior and exterior grip material segments on the wearable article may be arranged in different sizes and patterns to suit the movements typically executed during a particular physical or sporting activity.