Methods and compositions relating to embryonic stem cell lines
First Claim
1. A method for generating a human embryonic stem cell line comprising culturing stem cells from a human blastocyst generated using a female donor egg, on or in the presence of human feeder cells or human serum to generate a human embryonic stem cell line, wherein the human feeder cells or human serum are derived from a biological or genetic relation of the blastocyst and wherein the human feeder cells are mitotically inactivated.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The invention provides methods for generating customized hESC and lines thereof for future use in the treatment of genetic relations. In one aspect, the customized hESC lines are grown using human feeder cells or human serum from biological or genetic relations in order to reduce or preferably avoid contamination by foreign pathogens or exposure to foreign antigens.
-
Citations
30 Claims
-
1. A method for generating a human embryonic stem cell line comprising culturing stem cells from a human blastocyst generated using a female donor egg, on or in the presence of human feeder cells or human serum to generate a human embryonic stem cell line,
wherein the human feeder cells or human serum are derived from a biological or genetic relation of the blastocyst and wherein the human feeder cells are mitotically inactivated.
-
21. -28. (canceled)
-
30. -36. (canceled)
Specification