T lymphocyte precursor
Patent Number: 5583033
Date of First Priority Issue: Tuesday May 1st, 1990
Date Issued: Tuesday December 10th, 1996
Assignee: Becton Dickinson and Company (Franklin Lakes, NJ)
Inventors: Terstappen, Leon W. M. M. (Palo Alto, CA); Picker, Louis J. (Dallas, TX)
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This patent covers the stem cell that gives rise to T cells. The claims actually comprise methods of isolation of a precursor that is CD34+, Leu8+ and CD7+. This patent is useful not only for purifying T cell stem cells for ex vivo growth and expansion, but also for identifying the T cell precursor pool in patients with various diseases.
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