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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2006
Applicants:
Sven Olek, Berlin, DE;
Ivana Türbachova, Berlin, DE;
Paul Gardina, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Epiontis GmbH, Berlin, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides methods, nucleic acids and molecular markers for the characterization of cells, tissues and heterogeneous mixtures of cells. Specifically, it describes particular genes and genomic regions in which DNA methylation patterns are a consistent and characteristic property of different cell types, states and stages of differentiation. The invention is useful in determining the identity, composition, quality and potency of cells and cell populations. Furthermore, the invention will be useful in monitoring the differentiation of cells.