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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2007
Applicants:
Debiao Zhao, Edinburgh, GB;
Anish Sen Majumdar, Mumbai, IN;
David C. Hay, Midlothian, GB;
Wei Cui, London, GB;
Inventors:
Debiao Zhao, Edinburgh, GB;
Anish Sen Majumdar, Mumbai, IN;
David C. Hay, Midlothian, GB;
Wei Cui, London, GB;
Assignees:
Geron Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);
The University Court of the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/02 (2006.01); C12N 5/071 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods for differentiating primate pluripotent stem cells into hepatocyte-lineage cells are provided. In certain embodiments, the methods utilize sequential culturing of the primate pluripotent stem cells in certain growth factors to produce hepatocyte-lineage cells. In certain embodiments, the population of cells produced by the methods is further enriched for hepatocyte-lineage cells.