Elimination of proliferating cells from CNS grafts using a Ki67 promoter-driven thymidine kinase

Pluripotent stem cell (PSC)-based cell therapy is an attractive concept for neurodegenerative diseases, but can lead to tumor formation. This is particularly relevant as proliferating neural precursors rather than postmitotic mature neurons need to be transplanted. Thus, safety mechanisms to elimina...

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Main Authors: Vannary Tieng, Ophelie Cherpin, Eveline Gutzwiller, Alexander C Zambon, Christophe Delgado, Patrick Salmon, Michel Dubois-Dauphin, Karl-Heinz Krause
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Molecular Therapy: Methods & Clinical Development
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2329050116301966