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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2002
Applicants:
Terry E. Thomas, Vancouver, CA;
Carrie Peters, Vancouver, CA;
Peter Lansdorp, Vancouver, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
StemCell Technologies Inc., Vancouver, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N005/00 ; C12Q001/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for separating cells using immunorosettes. The method involves contacting a sample containing nucleated cells and red blood cells with an antibody composition which allows immunorosettes of the nucleated cells and the red blood cells to form. The antibody composition preferably contains bifunctional antibodies or tetrameric antibody complexes.