Mammalian multipotent neural stem cells
Patent Number: 5849553
Date of First Priority Issue: Monday July 27th, 1992
Date Issued: Tuesday December 15th, 1998
Assignee: California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA)
Inventors: Anderson, David J. (Altadena, CA); Stemple, Derek L. (Newton, MA)
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This patent covers neural stem cells that are transfected with various oncogenes so as to make them immortal. These cells would be highly beneficial for cell therapy of neurodegenerative diseases, if the safety issue of potential oncogenesis can be overcome.
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