US Patent Issued to University of Virginia Patent Foundation on April 15 for "Molecular genetic approach to treatment and diagnosis of alcohol and drug dependence" (Virginia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,274,692, issued on April 15, was assigned to University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Va.).

"Molecular genetic approach to treatment and diagnosis of alcohol and drug dependence" was invented by Bankole A. Johnson (Charlottesville, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compositions and methods are provided that are useful for diagnosing, treating, and monitoring alcohol dependence and disorders, susceptibility to alcohol dependence disorders, as well as drug related dependence and disorders. The methods include treating patients with an antagonist of the serotonin receptor 5-HT3 for such disorders, wherein the patient's ser...