Mammalian myeloid progenitor cell subsets
Patent Number: 6761883
Date of First Priority Issue: Tuesday June 29th, 1999
Date Issued: Tuesday July 13th, 2004
Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University (Palo Alto, CA)
Inventors: Weissman, Irving L. (Redwood City, CA); Traver, David Jeffrey (West Roxbury, MA); Akashi, Koichi (Palo Alto, CA); Manz, Markus Gabriel (Palo Alto, CA); Miyamoto, Toshihiro (Menlo Park, CA)
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This is a composition of matter patent on stem cells of the hematopoietic lineage that differentiate specifically into myeloid cells under the appropriate culture and/or in vivo conditions. These stem cells may be used as a "boost" for patients in which the myeloid compartment is not repopulating after bone marrow transplant, or chemotherapy, or radiation therapy.
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