FGFR3 as a marker for mesenchymal skeletal progenitor cells

Patent Number: 6517872

Date of First Priority Issue: Thursday January 12th, 1995

Date Issued: Tuesday February 11th, 2003

Assignee: Yeda Research and Development Co., Ltd. (Rehovot, IL); Ramdt University Authority for Applied Research and Industrial Development Ltd. (Tel Aviv, IL)

Inventors: Yayon, Avner (Moshav Sitria, IL); Nevo, Zvi (Herzlia, IL)

From Class: Extraction/Preservation

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This patent teaches ways of extracting mesenchymal stem cells that act as progenitors for various types of bone. The expression of the receptor for fibroblast growth factor-3 is used as the identifying marker.

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