ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,276,000, issued on April 15, was assigned to INSERM (INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (Paris), CENTRE HOSPITALIER REGIONAL ET UNIVERSITAIRE DE BREST (Brest, France), UNIVERSITE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE (Brest, France), INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE POUR L'AGRICULTURE L'ALIMENTATION ET L'ENVIRONNMENT (Paris) and ETABLISSEMENT FRANCAIS DU SANG (EFS) (La Plaine Saint Denis, France).

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