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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THERAPIES WITH STEM CELLS FROM AMNIOTIC FLUID AND PLACENTA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 December 2013

STAVROS P. LOUKOGEORGAKIS ,
PANAGIOTIS MAGHSOUDLOU  and
PAOLO DE COPPI
STAVROS P. LOUKOGEORGAKIS
Affiliation:
Paediatric Surgery Unit, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK.
PANAGIOTIS MAGHSOUDLOU
Affiliation:
Paediatric Surgery Unit, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK.
PAOLO DE COPPI*
Affiliation:
Paediatric Surgery Unit, UCL Institute of Child Health, London, UK.
*
Paolo De Coppi, MD, PhD, Paediatric Surgery Unit, Institute of Child Health and Great Ormond Street Hospital, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK. Email: [email protected]
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Significant advances in the field of regenerative medicine have intensified the search for novel sources of stem cells with potential for therapy. Although embryonic and adult tissues can be used for the isolation of pluripotent stem cells, significant limitations including ethical concerns, complexity of isolation/culture and tumorigenicity have hindered translation of laboratory findings to clinical practice.

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Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review , Volume 24 , Issue 3 , August 2013 , pp. 148 - 168
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