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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
May. 25, 2007
Applicants:
Anish Sen Majumdar, Mumbai, IN;
Jianjie Jiang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Melinda AU, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Geron Corporation, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/00 (2006.01); C12N 5/071 (2010.01); C12N 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods for differentiating human pluripotent stem cells into islet-like cells are provided. In certain embodiments, the methods utilize sequential culturing of the human pluripotent stem cells with certain factors to produce islet-like cells. In certain embodiments, the population of cells produced by the methods is further enriched for islet-like cells.