Lack of Population Diversity in Human Embryonic Stem-Cell Lines
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Rok publikování | 2009 |
Druh | Článek v odborném periodiku |
Časopis / Zdroj | New England Journal of Medicine |
Fakulta / Pracoviště MU | |
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Obor | Genetika a molekulární biologie |
Klíčová slova | human embryonic stem cell; population diversity |
Popis | We determined the genetic ancestry of large collection of stem-cell lines. We have found that widely distributed stem-cell lines lack population diversity and that none of these lines derive from populations with recent African ancestry. Efforts to derive and disseminate new stem-cell lines should now emphasize underrepresented pupulations, to allow researchers to assess the extent to which the ancestry of stem-cell lines influences diesease models, cellular therapies, and drug screening with the use of stem cells. |
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