Patched genes and uses related thereto
Patent Number: 6551782
Date of First Priority Issue: Friday October 7th, 1994
Date Issued: Tuesday April 22nd, 2003
Assignee: Stanford University (Stanford, CA); University of California (Oakland, CA)
Inventors: Scott, Matthew P. (Stanford, CA); Goodrich, Lisa V. (Palo Alto, CA); Johnson, Ronald L. (Redwood City, CA); Epstein, Jr., Ervin (Orinda, CA)
From Class: Expansion
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This patent covers ways of identifying expression of the gene patched inside cells. This is important since various stem cells, embryonic tissues, and cancer cells express this gene in its wildtype or mutated form. The manipulation of the patched pathway can be used for stem cell differentiation and/or expansion.
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