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Use of differentiated pluripotent stem cells as replacement therapy for treating disease6 o9 U- S2 T, i
+ n8 S3 k( k s* v7 ~Decades of laboratory and clinical investigation have led to successful therapies using hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), but few other cell therapies have transitioned from experimental to standard clinical care. Providing patients with autologous rather than allogeneic HSCs reduces morbidity and mortality, and in some circumstances broader use could expand the range of conditions amenable to HSC transplantation. The availability of a homogeneous supply of mature blood cells would also be advantageous. An unlimited supply of pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) directed to various cell fates holds great promise as source material for cell transplantation and minimally invasive therapies to treat a variety of disorders. In this Review, we discuss past experience and challenges ahead and examine the extent to which hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and cell therapy for diabetes, liver disease, muscular dystrophies, neurodegenerative disorders, and heart disease would be affected by the availability of precisely differentiated PSCs.
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