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Whole-genome mutational burden analysis of three pluripotency induction methods

Authors :
Kunal Bhutani
Kristopher L. Nazor
Roy Williams
Ha Tran
Heng Dai
Željko Džakula
Edward H. Cho
Andy W. C. Pang
Mahendra Rao
Han Cao
Nicholas J. Schork
Jeanne F. Loring
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2016.

Abstract

It is feared that reprogramming may introduce DNA mutations. Here Bhutani et al. take three different reprogramming methods and using comparative whole genome analyses do identify nucleotide variations that are different in reprogrammed cells from the original fibroblasts, but none convey oncogenic potential.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.6e8a5319f7e748139e1e8df30b2b96e0
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10536