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US 8,071,369 B2Granted
Compositions for reprogramming somatic cells
AssigneeWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
InventorsRudolf Jaenisch, Konrad Hochedlinger
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Abstract
The invention provides methods for reprogramming somatic cells to generate multipotent or pluripotent cells. Such methods are useful for a variety of purposes, including treating or preventing a medical condition in an individual. The invention further provides methods for identifying an agent that reprograms somatic cells to a less differentiated state.
Claims9
A composition comprising an isolated primary somatic cell that comprises an exogenously introduced nucleic acid encoding an Oct4 protein operably linked to at least one regulatory sequence.
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