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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Darwin J Prockop, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Leena Ala-Kokko, Andalusia, PA (US);
Andrzej Fertala, Voorhees, NJ (US);
Aleksander Sieron, Conshohocken, PA (US);
Kari I Kivirikko, Oulu, FI;
Amy Geddis, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Taina Pihlajaniemi, Oulunsalo, FI;
Assignee:
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; C07K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435 691 ; 4351723 ; 4352402 ; 4352542 ; 530356 ;
Abstract
The invention is transfected cells, substantially all of which contain at least one human collagen gene and express fibrillar collagen molecules derived using methods for synthesizing collagen and collagen fibrils in said cell lines, and methods for treatment of disorders in humans using said collagen derived from said stable cell lines.