Studying Rare Liver Diseases

SLU ID 23-001 | Alpha1 ZZ liver photomicrographs

Intellectual Property Status

Seeking

  • Copyright

  • Tangible material

  • Know-how based

  • Licensee

  • Development partner

  • Commercial partner

  • Investment

  • University spin out

Background

There are more than 100 different types of liver disease. There are no cures for many of these diseases and treatments are often minimally effective.

Overview

Researchers at Saint Louis University have collected photomicrographs of samples of human livers affect by homozygous ZZ alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency. Currently, the medical image data comprises 328 samples. The data are anonymized.

Benefits

The potential benefits of this technology include:

  • Increasing the ability to study liver disease pathologies

Applications

The potential applications of this technology include:

  • Conducting research to better understand liver disease pathologies

  • Developing treatments for liver diseases, such as NASH

Opportunity

Interested parties may license this data on a non-exclusive basis.