Fibroblast growth factor and nucleic acids encoding same
Patent Number: 7056885
Date of First Priority Issue: Tuesday July 27th, 1999
Date Issued: Tuesday June 6th, 2006
Assignee: CuraGen Corporation (Branford, CT)
Inventors: Jeffers, Michael (Branford, CT); Shimkets, Richard A. (West Haven, CT); Prayaga, Sudhirdas K. (East Haven, CT); Boldog, Ferenc L. (North Haven, CT); Yang, Meijia (East Lyme, CT); Burgess, Catherine (Wethersfield, CT); Fernandes, Elma (Branford, CT); Herrm
From Class: Expansion
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The invention covers a novel type of fibroblast growth factor called FGF-CX, which is useful for differentiation and expansion of various stem cells. The patent has 2 independent claims: 1 for the composition of matter itself, and the second for the composition of matter together with a pharmaceutically applicable carrier.
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