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Method for deriving melanocytes from the hair follicle outer root sheath and preparation for grafting

US9801977B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

UNIVERSITÄT LEIPZIG · DE

Inventors

Vuk Savkovic · Leipzig, DE
Christina Dieckmann · Leipzig, DE
Jan-Christoph Simon · Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
Michaela Schulz-Siegmund · Leipzig, DE
Michael C. Hacker · Leipzig, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 29, 2012
Grant date	Oct 31, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 29, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12N2533/40
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to the field of biology and medicine, and more specifically, to the field of stem-cell biology, involving producing or generating melanocytes from stem-cells and precursors derived from human hair root. Additionally, the present invention relates to the materials and method for producing autografts, homografts or allografts comprising melanocytes in general, as well as the materials and methods for producing autografts, homografts and allografts comprising melanocytes for the treatment of diseases related to depigmentation of the skin and for the treatment of scars.

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