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University of Pittsburgh researchers culture blood-forming stem cells from human fat tissue

06-14-2007 · EurekAlert!

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have successfully isolated and cultured human hematopoietic stem cells from fat, or adipose, tissue. Since it has been shown in some cases that tumor cells contaminating bone marrow grafts are the source of recurrent malignancies after autologous transplantation, this may be another important source of cells for reconstituting the bone marrow of patients undergoing intensive radiation therapy for blood cancers.

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