| CPC C12N 5/0682 (2013.01) [A61K 35/51 (2013.01); C12N 5/0605 (2013.01); C12N 5/0653 (2013.01); C12N 5/0654 (2013.01); C12N 5/0655 (2013.01); C12N 5/0657 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
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1. A method of making a plurality of isolated cells capable of self-renewal and culture expansion, comprising:
extracting isolated cells from a subepithelial layer of a mammalian umbilical cord being capable of self-renewal and culture expansion, further comprising;
removing Wharton's Jelly to expose the subepithelial layer of the mammalian umbilical cord; and
placing the subepithelial layer in contact with a growth substrate; and
and culturing the isolated cells in a culture medium to create the culture of isolated cells,
wherein the isolated cells express at least three cell markers selected from the group consisting of CD29, CD73, CD90, CD166, SSEA4, CD9, CD44, CD146, or CD105, and
wherein the isolated cells do not express NANOG and do not express CD106, Stro-1, and CD117.
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