Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country.
The specimen was taken from a patient prior to chemotherapy for metastatic melanoma.
The COLO 829BL cell line was established at the ATCC by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) transformation of of a sample of peripheral blood provided by G.E. Moore.
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