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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2004
Martin Pera, Prahran, AU;
Susan Hawes, Mentone, AU;
Lincon Stamp, Southbank, AU;
Heather Crosby, Birmingham, GB;
Alastair Strain, Birmingham, GB;
Martin Pera, Prahran, AU;
Susan Hawes, Mentone, AU;
Lincon Stamp, Southbank, AU;
Heather Crosby, Birmingham, GB;
Alastair Strain, Birmingham, GB;
Other;
Abstract
The present invention provides a cell marker that is characterized by binding to a GCTM-5 antibody of active fragment. The cell marker identifies a unique sub-population of stem cells that show characteristics of hepatic or pancreatic stem cells or hepatic or pancreatic progenitor cells. More specifically the marker is an early liver marker, which could prove a useful tool for the isolation and identification of liver and pancreatic progenitors for both diseased adult liver and differentiating human embryonic stem cells.