Congenital disorders of glycosylation: narration of a story through its patents

Maria Monticelli, Tania D’Onofrio, Jaak Jaeken, Eva Morava, Giuseppina Andreotti, Maria Vittoria Cubellis

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Abstract

Congenital disorders of glycosylation are a group of more than 160 rare genetic defects in protein and lipid glycosylation. Since the first clinical report in 1980 of PMM2-CDG, the most common CDG worldwide, research made great strides, but nearly all of them are still missing a cure. CDG diagnosis has been at a rapid pace since the introduction of whole-exome/whole-genome sequencing as a diagnostic tool. Here, we retrace the history of CDG by analyzing all the patents associated with the topic. To this end, we explored the Espacenet database, extracted a list of patents, and then divided them into three major groups: (1) Drugs/therapeutic approaches for CDG, (2) Drug delivery tools for CDG, (3) Diagnostic tools for CDG. Despite the enormous scientific progress experienced in the last 30 years, diagnostic tools, drugs, and biomarkers are still urgently needed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number247
JournalOrphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Volume18
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2023

Keywords

  • CDG
  • Congenital disorder(s) of glycosylation
  • Diagnosis
  • Drug Discovery
  • Intellectual property
  • Patent
  • Rare disease

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Genetics(clinical)
  • Pharmacology (medical)

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