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Direct Isolation and Characterization of Human Nephron Progenitors.
Stem cells translational medicine - 1 Feb 2017
Da Sacco Stefano, Thornton Matthew E, Petrosyan Astgik, Lavarreda-Pearce Maria, Sedrakyan Sargis, Grubbs Brendan H, De Filippo Roger E, Perin Laura
Abstract excerpt
Mature nephrons originate from a small population of uninduced nephrogenic progenitor cells (NPs) within the cap mesenchyme. These cells are characterized by the coexpression of SIX2 and CITED1. Many studies on mouse models as well as on human pluripotent stem cells have advanced our knowledge of NPs, but very little is known about this population in humans, since it is exhausted before birth and strategies for...
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