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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2008
Applicants:
Freda D. Miller, Toronto, CA;
Jeff Biernaskie, Toronto, CA;
Inventors:
Freda D. Miller, Toronto, CA;
Jeff Biernaskie, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 5/07 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention features methods of inducing hair follicle formation in a mammal by transplantation of skin-derived precursors (SKPs) and keratinocytes into the skin of the mammal. The invention also features compositions and kits including SKPs and keratinocytes. In other aspects, the invention features methods for producing dermal sheets from SKPs, methods for using such sheets and dermal sheets produced by SKPs.