HLA-Based Banking of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells in Saudi Arabia
Maryam Alowaysi, Robert Lehmann, Mohammad Al-Shehri, Moayad Baadhaim, Hajar Alzahrani, Doaa A. Aboalola, Asima Zia, Dalal Malibari, Mustafa Daghestani, Khaled Alghamdi, Ali Ahmed Haneef, Dunia M. Jawdat, Fahad Hakami, David Gómez-Cabrero, Jesper N. Tegner, Khaled N. Alsayegh
This study establishes an HLA-based iPSC banking system for the Saudi population, demonstrating that a small number of iPSC lines can cover a significant portion of the population's HLA haplotypes.
Stem Cell Research & Therapy · Dec 18, 2023Peer-reviewedGenetics