Large-scale analysis reveals acquisition of lineage-specific chromosomal aberrations in human adult stem cells

Uri Ben-David, Yoav Mayshar*, Nissim Benvenisty

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Abstract

In this study, we assessed the genetic integrity of over 400 samples of human multipotent stem cells using gene expression data sets. Our analysis reveals that neural and mesenchymal stem cells acquire characteristic large chromosomal aberrations at a similar, or somewhat lower, frequency to that seen in pluripotent stem cells, sometimes within a few passages in culture. Some of the identified chromosomal abnormalities can also be detected in human tumors of the respective tissues.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)97-102
Number of pages6
JournalCell Stem Cell
Volume9
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Aug 2011

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