ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,780, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, Texas).

"Methods for the detection and treatment of ovarian cancer" was invented by Johannes Fahrmann (Houston) and Samir Hanash (Houston).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are methods and related kits for detection of early stage ovarian cancer, and determination of being at risk for ovarian cancer."

The patent was filed on April 10, 2023, under Application No. 18/297,979.

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