Efficient generation of lens progenitor cells from cataract patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cells.

The development of a technique to induce the transformation of somatic cells to a pluripotent state via the ectopic expression of defined transcription factors was a transformational event in the field of regenerative medicine. The development of this technique also impacted ophthalmology, as patien...

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Main Authors: Xiaodi Qiu, Jin Yang, Tianjin Liu, Yongxiang Jiang, Qihua Le, Yi Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3293838?pdf=render