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iPSCs
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Total cards: 4•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026
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#1
Front (Question)
How many T. factors in a ‘cocktail’ can induce pluripotency?
Back (Answer)
4
#2
Front (Question)
What are the advantages of iPSCs?
Back (Answer)
• No embryo needed • Can get individual specific cells- personalised • Vastly renewable • Easily accessible
#3
Front (Question)
What are the obstacles in the therapeutic application of iPSCs in humans?
Back (Answer)
• Use of viral vectors for gene delivery carries the risk of insertional mutagenesis- tumourigenicity • Low efficiency and SLOW kinetics of reprogramming cells • Lack of robust and reliable differentiation protocols for human iPS cells
#4
Front (Question)
What are the key 4 transcription factors?
Back (Answer)
Oct4 Sox2 cMyc Klf4