Conversion of non-neuronal cells into neurons: transdifferentiation of epidermal cells
Patent Number: 6087168
Date of First Priority Issue: Wednesday January 20th, 1999
Date Issued: Tuesday July 11th, 2000
Assignee: Cedars Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles, CA)
Inventors: Levesque, Michel F. (Beverly Hills, CA); Neuman, Toomas (Santa Monica, CA)
From Class: Differentiation
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This patent teaches how to induce "trandifferentiation" of epidermal cells into neurons. The neurons are useful for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
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