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Pluripotent stem cells that evade the immune radar

Human pluripotent stem cells are cloaked to evade immune rejection.

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Figure 1: Gornalusse et al.2 have developed a PSC line that avoids immune-mediated destruction.

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Kim, S., Adams, A. Pluripotent stem cells that evade the immune radar. Nat Biotechnol 35, 722–723 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3940

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