Modalities for the treatment of degenerative diseases of the retina
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1. A composition comprising isolated human RPE cells obtained by in vitro differentiation of human pluripotent cells that express Oct-4, alkaline phosphatase, SSEA-3, SSEA-4, TRA-I-60, and TRA-I-81, wherein said human RPE cells express RPE65 and bestrophin and wherein said composition is suitable for transplantation or injection into a human patient in need thereof.
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This invention relates to methods for improved cell-based therapies for retinal degeneration and for differentiating human embryonic stem cells and human embryo-derived into retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells and other retinal progenitor cells.
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- 1. A composition comprising isolated human RPE cells obtained by in vitro differentiation of human pluripotent cells that express Oct-4, alkaline phosphatase, SSEA-3, SSEA-4, TRA-I-60, and TRA-I-81, wherein said human RPE cells express RPE65 and bestrophin and wherein said composition is suitable for transplantation or injection into a human patient in need thereof.
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3. A frozen preparation of human RPE cells obtained by in vitro differentiation of human pluripotent cells that express Oct-4, alkaline phosphatase, SSEA-3, SSEA-4, TRA-I-60, and TRA-I-81, which frozen human RPE cells upon thawing are suitable for use in treating a human patient.
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