The University Court of The University of Aberdeen;Lothian Health Board
发明人:
Docherty, Kevin,Docherty, Hilary Margaret,Marques De Lima, Maria Joao,Muir, Kenneth Ross,Casey, John Joseph
申请号:
AU2015261266
公开号:
AU2015261266A1
申请日:
2015.05.14
申请国别(地区):
AU
年份:
2017
代理人:
摘要:
The present invention provides methods and materials relating to obtaining or expanding populations of islet cells, and uses of the islet cells obtained by these methods, for example in the treatment of diabetes. The invention uses transcription factors in a process of expansion and de-differention, followed by redifferentiation.