COMPOSITIONS FOR IDENTIFICATION AND ISOLATION OF STEM CELLS

摘要

The invention provides monoclonal antibodies that selectively bind to ectodermally-and endodermally-derived stem cells and methods for the diagnosis of a neoplasm in a subject by contacting a tissue sample from the subject with the antibodies. Also disclosed are methods for isolating such stem cells from a heterogeneous cell population by contacting the population with antibodies which selectively bind to stem cells.