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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ronald M. Evans, La Jolla, CA (US);
Joseph R. Ecker, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Ryan Lister, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6881 (2013.01); C12N 2799/027 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/154 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein are methods of characterizing the epigenetic signature of human induced pluripotent stem cells. The methods are useful in identifying human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs), diagnostic markers for incomplete hiPSCs reprogramming, and characterization of the efficacy of different reprogramming techniques.