Methods and compositions for the ex vivo replication of human hematopoietic stem cells
Patent Number: 5670351
Date of First Priority Issue: Thursday June 15th, 1989
Date Issued: Tuesday September 23rd, 1997
Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
Inventors: Emerson, Stephen G. (Ann Arbor, MI); Clarke, Michael F. (Ann Arbor, MI); Palsson, Bernhard O. (Ann Arbor, MI); Schwartz, Richard M. (Ann Arbor, MI)
From Class: Expansion
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This patent covers methods of expanding human hematopoietic stem cells through ex vivo transfection with various genes. Specific culture conditions are also provided. This patent can be used for post myeloablative reconsitution, but also, theoretically, for stimulation of angiogenesis by administration of the bone marrow stem cells into ischemia areas.
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