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Progenitor cells from wharton's jelly of human umbilical cord

US7547546B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 8, 2004
Grant dateJun 16, 2009
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Expiry dateOct 8, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N2523/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Human progenitor cells are extracted from perivascular tissue of human umbilical cord. The progenitor cell population proliferates rapidly, and harbours osteogenic progenitor cells and MHC−/− progenitor cells, and is useful to grow and repair human tissues including bone.

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