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Gains of 20q11.21 in human pluripotent stem cells: Insights from cancer research.
Stem cell reports - 9 Jan 2024
Krivec Nuša, Ghosh Manjusha S, Spits Claudia
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The genetic abnormalities observed in hPSC cultures worldwide have been suggested to pose an important hurdle in their safe use in regenerative medicine due to the possibility of oncogenic transformation by mutant cells in the patient posttransplantation. One of the best-characterized genetic lesions in hPSCs is the gain of 20q11.21, found in 20% of hPSC lines worldwide, and strikingly, also amplified in 20% of...
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