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Included in this listing are papers directly related to the ESTOOLS project (marked ◊), and other publications by ESTOOLS partners relevant to the project that were indirectly supported by ESTOOLS (marked ♦). This list is only a subset of publications by ESTOOLS partners. It is not intended to be a guide to, or to be typical of, the range of work undertaken or published by the ESTOOLS partners.

May 2010

Sergey Rodin, Anna Domogatskaya, Susanne Ström, Emil M Hansson, Kenneth R Chien, José Inzunza, Outi Hovatta & Karl Tryggvason 
Long-term self-renewal of human pluripotent stem cells on human recombinant laminin-511 
Nat Biotechnol. 2010 May 30. [Epub ahead of print] 
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 86) 

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Achia Urbach, Ori Bar-Nur, George Q. Daley, and Nissim Benvenisty 
Differential Modeling of Fragile X Syndrome by Human Embryonic Stem Cells and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells 
Cell Stem Cell, Volume 6, Issue 5, 407-411, 7 May 2010 
Fulltext ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 85)

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March 2010

Lodovica Borghese, Dasa Dolezalova, Thoralf Opitz, Simone Haupt, Anke Leinhaas, Barbara Steinfarz, Philipp Koch, Frank Edenhofer, Ales Hampl, Oliver Brüstle 
Inhibition of Notch Signaling in Human Embryonic Stem Cell-Derived Neural Stem Cells Delays G1/S Phase Transition and Accelerates Neuronal Differentiation In Vitro and In Vivo 
Stem Cells, Volume 9999, Issue 999A, 2010 doi:10.1002/stem.408 
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 82)

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Elisa Närvä, Reija Autio, Nelly Rahkonen, Lingjia Kong, Neil Harrison, Danny Kitsberg, Lodovica Borghese, Joseph Itskovitz-Eldor, Omid Rasool, Petr Dvorak, Outi Hovatta, Timo Otonkoski, Timo Tuuri, Wei Cui, Oliver Brüstle, Duncan Baker, Edna Maltby, Harry D Moore, Nissim Benvenisty, Peter W Andrews, Olli Yli-Harja & Riitta Lahesmaa 
High-resolution DNA analysis of human embryonic stem cell lines reveals culture-induced copy number changes and loss of heterozygosity  
Nature Biotechnology, Volume: 28, pp 371–377, 2010 doi:10.1038/nbt.16158 
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 81) Press release

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October 2009

Sébastien Duprat, Andrew Smith, Göran Hermerén, Peter Andrews 
Cellular Divisions  
Public Service Review: European Union - 2009 Issue 18 
Fulltext (non illustrated)  Fulltext (illustrated) ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 80)

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August 2009

Koch, P., Kokaia, Z., Lindvall, O., Brüstle, O. 
Emerging concepts in neural stem cell research: autologous repair and cell-based disease modelling  
Lancet Neurol. (in press) 
◊ (ESTOOLS ref 68)

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July 2009

Drummond RJ, Ross JA, Mee PJ 
Prospects for Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapy for Diabetes  
In: Appansani K (Ed) Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine. Springer, Accepted for Publication. 
♦ (ESTOOLS ref 66)

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Jamet S, Friel R, Mee PJ 
Signal Transduction in Embryonic Stem Cells and the rise of iPS cells  
book chapter in: Sitaramayya A (Ed) Signal Transduction Pathways: Mechanisms and Diseases. Springer, In Press. 
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June 2009

Gennet N, Alexander LM, Sánchez-Martín RM, Behrendt JM, Sutherland AJ, Brickman J, Bradley M and Li M. 
Microspheres as a vehicle for biomolecule delivery to neural stem cells  
N Biotechnol. 2009 Jun 11. [Epub ahead of print] 
abstract Fulltext ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 74) 

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Kong, L., Olli Yli-Harja, O., Autio R. 
Evaluating the effects of different library files in analysing affymetrix exon array expression data  
Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Computational Systems Biology (WCSB 2009) 
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Laurila K.  Lähdesmäki H. 
A probabilistic model for competitive binding of transcription factors  
Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Computational Systems Biology (WCSB 2009) 
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Unger C, Gao S, Cohen M, Jaconi M, Bergstrom R, Holm F, Galan A, Sanchez E, Irion O, Dubuisson JB, Giry-Laterriere M, Salmon P, Simon C, Hovatta O, Feki A. 
Immortalized human skin fibroblast feeder cells support growth and maintenance of both human embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells  
Hum Reprod. 2009 Jun 25. [Epub ahead of print] 
abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 62) 

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Satomaa T, Heiskanen A, Mikkola M, Olsson C, Blomqvist M, Tiittanen M, Jaatinen T, Aitio O, Olonen A, Helin J, Hiltunen J, Natunen J, Tuuri T, Otonkoski T, Saarinen J, Laine J 
The N-glycome of human embryonic stem cells  
BMC Cell Biol. 2009 Jun 2;10(1):42 
fulltext ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 61) 

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May 2009

Hug, K. 
Research on Human-animal Entities: Ethical and Regulatory Aspects in Europe 
Stem Cell Rev Rep. 2009 Jun 26. [Epub ahead of print]
abstract  fulltext ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 71)

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Laurila, K. and Lähdesmäki, H.  
Systematic analysis of disease-related regulatory mutation classes reveals distinct effects on transcription factor binding 
Silico Biology, Vol. 9, 0018, 2009
abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 77)

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Eiselleova, L., Matulka, K., Kriz, V., Kunova, M., Schmidtova, Z., Neradil, J., Tichy, B., Dvorakova, D., Pospisilova, S., Hampl, A., Dvorak, P.  
A complex role for FGF-2 in self-renewal, survival, and adhesion of human embryonic stem cells 
Stem Cells, 27:1847-1857
abstract  fulltext ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 70)

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Kubikova, I., Konecna, H., Sedo, O., Zdrahal, Z., Rehulka, P., Hribkova, H., Rehulkova, H., Hampl, A., Chmelik, J., Dvorak, P.  
Proteomic profiling of human embryonic stem cell-derived microvesicles reveals a risk of transfer of proteins of bovine and mouse origin 
Cytotherapy, 11:330-430
abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 69) 

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Tariq Enver, Martin Pera, Carsten Peterson, and Peter W. Andrews
Stem Cell States, Fates, and the Rules of Attraction 
Cell Stem Cell, Volume 4, Issue 5, 387-397, 8 May 2009
abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 53) 

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April 2009

Gaetano Zafarana, Stuart R. Avery, Katie Avery, Harry D. Moore, Peter W. Andrews
Specific Knockdown of OCT4 in Human Embryonic Stem Cells by Inducible Short Hairpin RNA Interference  
Stem Cells Vol. 27 No. 4 April 2009, pp. 776 -782 
abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 54) 

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March 2009

Nykter, M., Lähdesmäki, H., Rust, A. G., Thorsson, V. and Shmulevich 
A data integration framework for prediction of transcription factor targets: a BCL6 case study   
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Vol. 1158, pp. 205-214  
abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 78) 

 

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Barak Blum, Ori Bar-Nur, Tamar Golan-Lev & Nissim Benvenisty 
The anti-apoptotic gene survivin contributes to teratoma formation by human embryonic stem cells   
Nature biotechnology volume 27 number 3 march 2009  
abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 57) 

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February 2009

Papadimou E, Moiana A, Goffredo D, Koch P, Bertuzzi S, Brüstle O, Cattaneo E, Conti L. 
p66(ShcA) adaptor molecule accelerates ES cell neural induction  
Mol Cell Neurosci. 2009 May;41(1):74-84
abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 60) 

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Neil J. Harrison, James Barnes, Mark Jones, Duncan Baker, Paul J. Gokhale, Peter W. Andrews
CD30 Expression Reveals that Culture Adaptation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells Can Occur Through Differing Routes
STEM CELLS 2009;27:1057–1065
abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 52) 

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Kristina Hug
Banks, Repositories and Registries of Stem Cell Lines in Europe: Regulatory and Ethical Aspects
Stem Cell Rev and Rep (2009) 5:18–35
abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 49)

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Philipp Koch, Thoralf Opitz, Julius A. Steinbeck, Julia Ladewig and Oliver Brüstle
A rosette-type, self-renewing human ES cell-derived neural stem cell with potential for in vitro instruction and synaptic integration
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; Published online February 13, 2009; doi: 10.1073/pnas.0808387106
abstract    full text pdf    Supporting Information  ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 48)

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January 2009

Paul J Gokhale and Peter W Andrews*
Human embryonic stem cells: 10 years on
Laboratory Investigation (2009) 89, 259–262; doi:10.1038/labinvest.2008.162
abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 51)

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Reija Autio, Matti Saarela, Anna-Kaarina Järvinen, Sampsa Hautaniemi, and Jaakko Astola
Advanced analysis and visualization of gene copy number and expression data
BMC Bioinformatics. 2009; 10(Suppl 1): S70.
abstract ♦ (ESTOOLS ref 63)

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December 2008 

Sanna Vuoristo, Ismo Virtanen, Minna Takkunen, Jaan Palgi, Yamato Kikkawa, Patricia Rousselle, Kiyotoshi Sekiguchi, Timo Tuuri and Timo Otonkoski
Laminin isoforms in human embryionic stem cells:  Synthesis, receptor usage and growth support
Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 2008, Dec 29. Epub.

abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 47)

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November 2008 

Duprat, S.
Art and Human Embryonic Stem Cells: from the bench to the high street.
Stem Cell Research. 2008 Nov 24. Epub.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scr.2008.11.003 ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 46)

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Henia Darr, Nissim Benvenisty
Genetic Analysis of the Role of the Reprogramming Gene LIN-28 in Human Embryonic Stem Cells.
STEM CELLS 2009;27:352–362.
abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 58) 

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October 2008 

Paatero AO, Turakainen H, Happonen LJ, Olsson C, Palomäki T, Pajunen MI, Meng X, Otonkoski T, Tuuri T, Berry C, Malani N, Frilander MJ, Bushman FC, Savilahti H
Bacteriophage Mu Integration in Yeast and Mammalian Genomes.
Nucleic Acids Res. 2008 Oct 25. Epub.
abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 45)

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September 2008 

Atlasi Y, Mowla SJ, Ziaee SAM, Gokhale PJ, Andrews PW.
OCT4 Spliced Variants Are Differentially Expressed in Human Pluripotent and Nonpluripotent Cells
Stem Cells Vol. 26 No. 12 December 2008, pp. 3068 -3074. Epub Sep 08
abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 50)

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Vincenzo Calvanese, Angelica Horrillo, Abdelkrim Hmadcha, Beatriz Suarez-Alvarez, Agustın F. Fernandez, Ester Lara, Sara Casado, Pablo Menendez, Clara Bueno, Javier Garcia-Castro, Ruth Rubio, Pablo Lapunzina, Miguel Alaminos, Lodovica Borghese, Stefanie Terstegge, Neil J. Harrison, Harry D. Moore, Oliver Bruestle, Carlos Lopez-Larrea, Peter W. Andrews, Bernat Soria, Manel Esteller, Mario F. Fraga 
Cancer Genes Hypermethylated in Human Embryonic Stem Cells
PLoS ONE 3(9): e3294. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0003294
abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 55)

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August 2008 

Furue MK, Na J, Jackson JP, Okamoto T, Jones M, Baker D, Hata R, Moore HD, Sato JD, Andrews PW.
Heparin promotes the growth of human embryonic stem cells in a defined serum-free medium.
Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci.  105:13409-13414.
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 79) 

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Martin-Ibañez R, Unger C, Strömberg A, Baker D, Canals J, Hovatta O.
Novel cryopreservation method for dissociated human embryonic stem cells in the presence of a ROCK inhibitor.
Hum Reprod. 2008 Aug 20. Epub./ Curr Protoc Stem Cell Biol. 2009 Jul;Chapter 1:Unit 1C.8.
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 23)

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Lappalainen RS, Narkilahti S, Huhtala T, Liimatainen T, Suuronen T, Närvänen A, Suuronen R, Hovatta O, Jolkkonen J.
The SPECT imaging shows the accumulation of neural progenitor cells into internal organs after systemic administration in middle cerebral artery occlusion rats.
Neurosci Lett. 2008 Aug 8; 440(3):246-50. Epub 2008 Jun21
Abstract ♦ (ESTOOLS ref 41)

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July 2008

Barak Blum and Nissim Benvenisty
The Tumorigenicity of Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Adv Cancer Res. 2008;100:133-58.
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 59) 

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Unger C, Felldin U, Nordenskjold A, Dilber MS, Hovatta O.

Derivation of human skin fibroblast lines for feeder cells for human embronic stem cells.
Curr. Protoc. Stem Cell Biol. 5:1C.7.1-1C.7.10.  2008
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 24)

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Siemen H, Nolden L, Terstegge S, Koch P, Brüstle O
Nucleofection of human embryonic stem cells.
Methods Mol Biol. 2008;423:131-8.
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 16)

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Chlebova K, Bryja V, Dvorak P, Kozubik A, Wilcox WR, Krejci P.
High molecular weight fibroblast growth factor 2: The biology of a nuclear growth factor.
Cell Moll Life Sci., Volume 66, Number 2 / January, 2009

Abstract  ♦ (ESTOOLS ref 29)

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Vintersten K, Testa G, Naumann R, Anastassiadis K, Stewart AF
Bacterial artificial chromosome transgenesis through pronuclear injection of fertilized mouse oocytes.
Methods Mol Biol. 2008;415:83-100.
Abstract  ♦ (ESTOOLS ref 42)

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Unger C, Kärner E, Treschow A, Stellan B, Felldin U, Concha H, Wendel M, Hovatta O, Aints A, Ahrlund-Richter L, Dilber MS.
Lentiviral-Mediated HoxB4 Expression in Human Embryonic Stem Cells Initiates Early Hematopoiesis in a Dose-Dependent Manner but Does Not Promote Myeloid Differentiation.
Stem Cells. 2008 Jul 10 Epub
Abstract  ♦ (ESTOOLS ref 40)

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Zhang P, Dixon M, Zucchelli M, Hambiliki F, Levkov L, Hovatta O, Kere J.
Expression analysis of the NLRP gene family suggests a role in human preimplantation development.
PLoS ONE. 2008 Jul 23;3(7): e2755
Abstract  ♦ (ESTOOLS ref 39)

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Bryja V, Pachernik J, Vondracek J, Soucek K, Cajanek L, Horvath V, Holubcova Z, Dvorak P, Hampl A.
Lineage specific composition of cyclin D-CDK4/CDK6-p27 complexes reveals distinct functions of CDK4, CDK6 and individual D-type cyclins in differentiating cells of embryonal origin
Cell Proliferation, in press
Abstract Fulltext ♦ (ESTOOLS ref (30)

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Krejci J., Pachernik J, Hampl A, Dvorak P.
In vitro labelling of mouse embryonic stem cells with SPIO nanoparticles.
General Physiology and Biophysics, 27:164-173, 2008
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Hermerén G
Ethical Aspects of Nanomedicine: A Condensed Version of the EGE Opinion 21
Nanotechnology and Society. Current and Emerging Ethical Isssues. Springer 2008, pp. 187-206.
Abstract  ♦ (ESTOOLS ref 33)

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Hermerén G
European values – and others.
The European Review, 2008, 3.
Abstract  ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 19)

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Hermerén G
Forskningsetik igår, idag och imorgon. [Research ethics yesterday, today and tomorrow]
In: Festskrift till Bo Petersson. Linköping, 2008.
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June 2008 

Hermerén G.
Integridad y mala conducta en el ámbito investigador.
SEBBM (Sociedad Espanola de Bioquimica y Biología Molecular)
Fulltext ♦ (ESTOOLS ref 73)

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May 2008 

Grinnemo KH, Genead R, Kumagai-Braesch M, Andersson A, Danielsson C, Månsson-Broberg A, Dellgren G, Strömberg AM, Ekberg H, Hovatta O, Sylvén C, Corbascio M.
Costimulation Blockade Induces Tolerance to HESC Transplanted to the Testis and Induces Regulatory T-cells to HESC Transplanted into the heart.
Stem Cells. 2008 May 8. [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 20)

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April 2008 

Ladewig, J., Koch, P., Endl, E., Meiners, B., Opitz, T., Couillard-Despres, S., Aigner, L., Brüstle, O. (2008)
Lineage selection of functional and cryopreservable and human embryonic stem cell-derived neurons
Stem Cells DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2008-0007
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 14)

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March 2008 

Liew CG, Shah NN, Briston SJ, Shepherd RM, Khoo CP, Dunne MJ, Moore HD, Cosgrove KE, Andrews PW
PAX4 enhances beta-cell differentiation of human embryonic stem cells.
PLoS ONE. 2008 Mar 12;3(3):e1783
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 12)

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February 2008 

Eiselleova L, Peterkova I, Neradil J, Slaninova I, Hampl A, Dvorak P.
Comparative study of mouse and human feeder cells for human embryonic stem cells.
Int J Dev Biol. 2008;52(4):353-63.
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 18)

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Hoff L, Hermerén G.
Information from physicians and retention of information by patients - Obstacles to the awareness of patients of progressing disease when life is near the end.
BMC Palliat Care. 2008 Feb 28;7:2
Abstract ♦ (ESTOOLS ref 34)

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January 2008 

Gokhale PJ, Andrews PW.
New insights into the control of stem cell pluripotency.
Cell Stem Cell. 2008 Jan 10;2(1):4-5
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 9)

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Mayshar Y, Rom E, Chumakov I, Kronman A, Yayon A, Benvenisty N.
Fibroblast growth factor 4 and its novel splice isoform have opposing effects on the maintenance of human embryonic stem cell self-renewal.
Stem Cells. 2008 Mar;26(3):767-74. Epub 2008 Jan 10.
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 13)

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Hovatta O
Human cell nucleus to animal embryo. Ethically defendable British decision. but it's necessary to make the technique function
Lakartidningen. 2008 Jan 9-15;105(1-2):20-1.
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 21)

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December 2007

Bibel M, Richter J, Lacroix E, Barde YA.
Generation of a defined and uniform population of CNS progenitors and neurons from mouse embryonic stem cells.
Nat Protoc. 2007;2(5):1034-43.
Abstract ♦ (ESTOOLS ref 27) 

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Nolden L, Edenhofer F, Peitz M, Brüstle O.
Stem cell engineering using transducible Cre recombinase
Methods Mol Med. 2007;140:17-32.
Abstract ♦ (ESTOOLS ref 17)

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Pacherník J, Horváth V, Kubala L, Dvorák P, Kozubík A, Hampl A.
Neural differentiation potentiated by the leukaemia inhibitory factor through STAT3 signalling in mouse embryonal carcinoma cells.
Folia Biol (Praha). 2007;53(5):157-63.
Abstract ♦ (ESTOOLS ref 28)

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Hermerén G
Challenges in the Evaluation of Nanoscale Research: Ethical aspects
NanoEthics (2007) 1: pp. 223-237
Abstract ♦ (ESTOOLS ref 32)

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Görman, U, Andrén, C-G & Hermerén, G
Att forma vår framtid. Bioteknikens möjligheter och problem.
Lund: Nordic Academic Press 2007. 287 pp. ISBN: 9189116909 / 91-89116-90-9 EAN: 9789189116900
Link ♦ (ESTOOLS ref 35)

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Hermerén, G
Forskning på stamceller – etiska aspekter
Lund: Nordic Academic Press 2007: pp. 103-124.
Link ♦ (ESTOOLS ref 36)

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Hermerén, G
”Vi kommer aldrig att ha forskat färdigt kring de etiska problemen”  P & T, Praktik och teori
Malmö Högskola, 2007; 2: pp. 36-43.
Link ♦ (ESTOOLS ref 37)

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Augui S, Filion GJ, Huart S, Nora E, Guggiari M, Maresca M, Stewart AF, Heard E.
Sensing X chromosome pairs before X inactivation via a novel X-pairing region of the Xic.
Science. 2007 Dec 7;318(5856):1632-6.
Abstract ♦ (ESTOOLS ref 43)

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November 2007

Fox V, Gokhale PJ, Walsh JR, Matin M, Jones M, Andrews PW.
Cell-cell signaling through NOTCH regulates human embryonic stem cell proliferation.
Stem Cells. 2008 Mar;26(3):715-23. Epub 2007 Nov 29.
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 10)

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Damjanov I, Andrews PW.
The terminology of teratocarcinomas and teratomas.
Nat Biotechnol. 2007 Nov;25(11):1212; discussion 1212.
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 11)

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Nikoletopoulou V, Plachta N, Allen ND, Pinto L, Götz M, Barde YA.
Neurotrophin Receptor-Mediated Death of Misspecified Neurons Generated from Embryonic Stem Cells Lacking Pax6.
Cell Stem Cell. 2007 Nov 15;1(5):529-540.
Abstract ♦ (ESTOOLS ref 25)

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September 2007

Guillot PV, Cui W, Fisk NM, Polak DJ.
Stem cell differentiation and expansion for clinical applications of tissue engineering
J Cell Mol Med. 2007 Sep-Oct;11(5):935-44.
Abstract ♦ (ESTOOLS ref 44)

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Barak Blum and Nissim Benvenisty
Clonal Analysis of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation into Teratomas
Stem Cells 2007;25;1924-1930.
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 56) 

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Grinnemo KH, Sylvén C, Hovatta O, Dellgren G, Corbascio M.
Immunogenicity of human embryonic stem cells
Cell Tissue Res. 2008 Jan;331(1):67-78. Epub 2007 Sep 11.
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 22)

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Affolter M, Barde Y.
Self-renewal in the fly kidney
Dev Cell. 2007 Sep;13(3):321-2
Abstract ♦ (ESTOOLS ref 26)

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August 2007

Giuseppe Testa, Lodovica Borghese, Julius A. Steinbeck, and Oliver Brüstle
Breakdown of the Potentiality Principle and Its Impact on Global Stem Cell Research
Cell Stem Cell 1, Vol 1, 153-156, 16 August 2007  DOI 10.1016/j.stem.2007.07.006 
Summary and Full text ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 15)

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June 2007

International Stem Cell Initiative et al
Culture adaptation of embryonic stem cells echoes germ cell malignancy
Int J Androl. 2007 Aug;30(4):275-81; discussion 281. Epub 2007 May 7
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 2)

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Thoralf Opitz, Björn Scheffler, Barbara Steinfarz, Tanja Schmandt & Oliver Brüstle
Electrophysiological evaluation of engrafted stem cell-derived neurons
Nature Protocols 2, 1603 - 1613 (2007)  doi:10.1038/nprot.2007.230
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 3)

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Liew CG, Draper JS, Walsh J, Moore H, Andrews PW.
Transient and stable transgene expression in human embryonic stem cells
Stem Cells. 2007 Jun;25(6):1521-8. Epub 2007 Mar 22. doi:10.1634/stemcells.2006-0634
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 4)

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May 2007

Harrison NJ, Baker D, Andrews PW
Culture adaptation of embryonic stem cells echoes germ cell malignancy
Int J Androl. 2007 Aug;30(4):275-81; discussion 281. Epub 2007 May 7
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 1)

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February 2007

Duncan E C Baker, Neil J Harrison, Edna Maltby, Kath Smith, Harry D Moore, Pamela J Shaw, Paul R Heath, Hazel Holden & Peter W Andrews
Adaptation to culture of human embryonic stem cells andoncogenesis in vivo
Nature Biotechnology doi:10.1038/nbt1285
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 5)

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January 2007

Terstegge S, Laufenberg I, Pochert J, Schenk S, Itskovitz-Eldor J, Endl E, Brüstle O.
Automated maintenance of embryonic stem cell cultures.
Biotechnol Bioeng.  2007 Jan 1;96(1):195-201
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 6)

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November 2006

Benzing C, Segschneider M, Leinhaas A, Itskovitz-Eldor J, Brüstle O.
Neural conversion of human embryonic stem cell colonies in the presence of fibroblast growth factor-2.
Neuroreport. 2006 Nov 6;17(16):1675-81
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 7)

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September 2006

Philipp Koch, Henrike Siemen, Andrea Biegler, Joseph Itskovitz-Eldor and Oliver Brüstle
Transduction of human embryonic stem cells by ecotropic retroviral vectors
Nucleic Acids Research  doi:10.1093/nar/gkl674 
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Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 8)

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August 2006

Mikkola M, Olsson C, Palgi J, Ustinov J, Palomaki T, Horelli-Kuitunen N, Knuutila S, Lundin K, Otonkoski T, Tuuri T.
Distinct differentiation characteristics of individual human embryonic stem cell lines
BMC Dev Biol. 2006 Aug 8;6:40.
Full text
Abstract ◊ (ESTOOLS ref 64)