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The dark side of induced pluripotency

Induced pluripotent stem cells have great therapeutic potential. But genomic and epigenomic analyses of these cells generated using current technology reveal abnormalities that may affect their safe use. See Articles p.58, p.63 & p.68

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Pera, M. The dark side of induced pluripotency. Nature 471, 46–47 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/471046a

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