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METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETECTING NON-HEMATOPOIETIC CELLS FROM A BLOOD SAMPLE

  • US 20160040232A1
  • Filed: 03/02/2015
  • Published: 02/11/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for detecting a non-hematopoietic cell in a blood sample, which method comprises:

  • a) providing a blood sample;

    b) removing red blood cells (RBCs) from said blood sample, with the proviso that said RBCs are not removed from said blood sample via a Ficoll gradient centrifugation, and removing white blood cells (WBCs) from said blood sample to enrich a non-hematopoietic cell, if any, from said blood sample; and

    c) assessing the presence, absence and/or amount of said enriched non-hematopoietic cell.

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