Universal stem cells
Patent Number: 6986887
Date of First Priority Issue: Tuesday March 25th, 1997
Date Issued: Tuesday January 17th, 2006
Assignee: Morphogenesis, Inc. (Oldsmar, FL)
Inventors: Lawman, Patricia (Chipley, FL); Lawman, Michael J. P. (Chipley, FL)
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This patent teaches how to make stem cells less immunogenic by modification of the human leukocyte antigen content. Specifically the patent has 2 independent claims. The first covers modification of HLA-B and HLA-C, whereas the second covers modification of HLA-DR. Essentially the generation of "universal donor" stem cells can be made in such a manner by making the cells more compatible with the HLA profile of the general population.
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