DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DISEASED AND DAMAGED TISSUE

摘要

The present invention relates to the diagnosis and treatment of leukemia and cardiovascular disease, as well as the detection of diseased and damaged tissue. More particularly, the present invention provides methods for targeting calcitonin receptor expressing cells for the diagnosis and treatment of leukemia or cardiovascular disease, and for stimulating wound healing. The invention also provides antibodies to calcitonin receptor expressing cells and methods of imaging or localizing cells expressing calcitonin receptor. Also provided is an enriched population of CTR+/CD34+ cells.