Expansion on stromal cells preserves the undifferentiated state of human hematopoietic stem cells despite compromised reconstitution ability.

Lack of HLA-matched hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) limits the number of patients with life-threatening blood disorders that can be treated by HSC transplantation. So far, insufficient understanding of the regulatory mechanisms governing human HSC has precluded the development of effective protocols...

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Main Authors: Mattias Magnusson, Maria I Sierra, Rajkumar Sasidharan, Sacha L Prashad, Melissa Romero, Pamela Saarikoski, Ben Van Handel, Andy Huang, Xinmin Li, Hanna K A Mikkola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23342037/pdf/?tool=EBI