Induced pluripotent stem cells reprogramming: Epigenetics and applications in the regenerative medicine

Summary Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are somatic cells reprogrammed into an embryonic-like pluripotent state by the expression of specific transcription factors. iPSC technology is expected to revolutionize regenerative medicine in the near future. Despite the fact that these cells have th...

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Main Authors: Kátia Maria Sampaio Gomes, Ismael Cabral Costa, Jeniffer Farias dos Santos, Paulo Magno Martins Dourado, Maria Fernanda Forni, Julio Cesar Batista Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Médica Brasileira
Series:Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-42302017000200180&lng=en&tlng=en