Andrew T Crane

Andrew T Crane

Tanzania

Publications
  • Review Article
    Will Undifferentiated Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Ever have Clinical Utility?
    Author(s): Julien Rossignol, Andrew T Crane, Kyle D Fink and Gary L Dunbar Julien Rossignol, Andrew T Crane, Kyle D Fink and Gary L Dunbar

    The emergence of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology, with the capability of iPSCs to differentiate into any type of cell, has advanced the field of stem cell therapies. As the field has progressed towards pre-clinical transplantation of iPSCs, polarizing views of the tumorigenic potential of undifferentiated iPSCs has left many researchers believing that there is no future in the clinical utility of transplanting undifferentiated iPSCs. The potential for insertional mutagenesis and the integration of oncogenes in iPSCs, as well as the teratoma assay in nude mice, has fueled the rationale for one side of the argument, while some iPSC transplantation studies into healthy, immunocompetent, animals have provided evidence that clinical utility is possible. This brief review highlights the perspectives of both sides of the deba.. View More»
    DOI: 10.4172/2157-7633.1000189

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