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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 14, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Leon W Terstappen, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Louis J Picker, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
Becton Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N / ; G01N / ; F01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4353723 ; 435-72 ; 435-2 ; 435325 ;
Abstract
A population of T lymphocyte precursor cells is disclosed. In bone marrow, the earliest identifiable T lymphocyte precursor is CD34.sup.+, CD7.sup.+ and Leu 8.sup.+++. Methods of isolation and methods of therapeutic use of such cells also are disclosed.