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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
The Broad Institute, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Sangeeta Bhatia, Lexington, MA (US);
Jing Shan, Cambridge, MA (US);
Michelle Palmer, Harvard, MA (US);
Nathan Ross, Cambridge, MA (US);
The Broad Institute, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods of inducing proliferation of and/or differentiating cells comprising contacting cells with compounds within the methods of the invention. The present invention further provides cells obtainable by the methods of the invention. Liver disease affects more than 500 million people worldwide. Organ transplantation is the gold standard for treatment of liver failure, but organ shortages are acute.