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Progenitor cells from wharton's jelly of human umbilical cord

US8481311B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 11, 2009
Grant dateJul 9, 2013
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Expiry dateSep 10, 2031

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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 harbors osteogenic progenitor cells and MHC−/− progenitor cells, and is useful to grow and repair human tissues including bone.

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