Comparative analysis of gene expression by human Umblical Cord (UCB)-CD34+ Hematopoietic Stem Cells (HSCs) and human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cell-derived CD34+ Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells (HPCs)

Hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells are a rare, self-renewing bone marrow resident population capable of giving rise to all circulating hematopoietic cells. They can be used therapuetically for reconstituting defective or ablated hematopoietic systems following chemotherapy, and for inducing tolerance toward allografts of the same haplotype as the HSC donor. There are several sources for HSCs, such as the adult bone marrow, or umblical cord blood, which is more replete with such HSCs. However, HSCs obtained from such sources may be immunogenic, especially if isolated from adult bone marrow. To overcome this issue, our lab has establsihed human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived HPCs with the hope of creating a nonimmunogenic, readily available and unlimited source of HSCs to use for therapy.

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Kim EM, Manzar G, Zavazava N