Starter guide to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) part 1: A renaissance in regenerative medicine
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Blog Post
...replicate while maintaining the undifferentiated “stem” state and,
Their potency or capability to differentiate... mostly from abnormal and/or supernumerary preimplantation embryos that are produced during in vitro fertilization...during ESC isolation.
Low
Chances of post-transplantation rejection when used therapeutically
High
Low...similar functional utility, iPSCs bypass the transplantation compatibility issues and ethical concerns of... used therapeutically, the chances of post-transplantation rejection are low. Further, as iPSC generation...embryonic stem cell lines from IVF embryos after preimplantation genetic diagnosis. Hum Reprod, 2008. 23(1):...