Unrestricted Somatic Stem Cells Support HSC Proliferation in Vitro and Engraftment in Vivo and Possess No Tumorigenic Potential.

Unrestricted somatic stem cells support HSC proliferation in vitro and engraftment in vivo and possess no tumorigenic potential K. Jeltsch, T. Radke, S. Laufs, F. Giordano, H. Allgayer, F. Wenz, W.J. Zeller , G. Kögler, P. Maier ________________________________________________________________ DKFZ, G360, Heidelberg, Germany University Medical Center Duesseldorf, Institute fo r Transplantation Diagnostics and Cell Therapeutics , Düsseldorf, Germany Mannheim Medical Center, University of Heidelberg, Department of Experimental Surgery, Mannheim Medica l Center, Mannheim, Germany Mannheim Medical Center, University of Heidelberg, Department of Radiation Oncology, Mannheim, Germany