METHODS OF ISOLATION, EXPANSION AND DIFFERENTIATION OF FETAL STEM CELLS FROM CHORIONIC VILLUS, AMNIOTIC FLUID, AND PLACENTA AND THERAPEUTIC USES THEREOF

摘要

The present invention is directed to pluripotent fetal stem cells derived from chorionic villus, amniotic fluid, and placenta and the methods for isolating, expanding and differentiating these cells, and their therapeutic uses such as manipulating the fetal stem cells by gene transfection and other means for therapeutic applications.