British Researchers Develop an Efficient Method to Derive Patient-Specific Stem Cells
Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells derived from banked or even frozen blood samples present a practical and efficient platform to generate patient-specific cells. Researchers led by Professor Nicholas W. Morrell published in Stem Cells Translational Medicine, a proof-of-concept study. They isolated late-outgrowth endothelial progenitor cells from blood samples of both well donors and patients with hypertension, and then reprogrammed these cells into iPS cells.