US Patent Issued to Brigham Young University on Sept. 23 for "Compositions and methods for treating iron overload" (Utah Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,884, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah).

"Compositions and methods for treating iron overload" was invented by Richard K. Watt (Provo, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for treating iron overload. In particular, the methods for treating iron overload include administering to a patient an HIV protease inhibitor and an iron chelator. Iron overload may occur in patients diagnosed with anemia from inflammation or from chronic disease including hemochromatosis, sickle cell disease, thalassemia, sideroblastic anemia, an enzyme deficiency, ...