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Technical Report

Nature Medicine 11, 228-232 (1 February 2005) | doi:10.1038/nm1181;

Human embryonic stem cells express an immunogenic nonhuman sialic acid

Maria J Martin , Alysson Muotri , Fred Gage & Ajit Varki

Human embryonic stem cells (HESC) can potentially generate every body cell type, making them excellent candidates for cell- and tissue-replacement therapies. HESC are typically cultured with animal-derived 'serum replacements' on mouse feeder layers.

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