About the Authors
- Kristiina Rajala
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* E-mail: kristiina.m.rajala@regea.fi
Affiliation Regea - Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
- Bettina Lindroos
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Affiliation Regea - Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
- Samer M. Hussein
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Affiliation Biomedicum Stem Cell Center and Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Riikka S. Lappalainen
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Affiliation Regea - Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
- Mari Pekkanen-Mattila
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Affiliation Regea - Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
- Jose Inzunza
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Affiliation Division of Medical Nutrition, Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Björn Rozell
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Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Susanna Miettinen
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Affiliation Regea - Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
- Susanna Narkilahti
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Affiliation Regea - Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
- Erja Kerkelä
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Affiliation Regea - Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
- Katriina Aalto-Setälä
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Affiliation Regea - Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
- Timo Otonkoski
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Affiliation Biomedicum Stem Cell Center and Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Riitta Suuronen
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Affiliations Regea - Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland, Department of Eye, Ear and Oral Diseases, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
- Outi Hovatta
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Affiliation Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
- Heli Skottman
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Affiliation Regea - Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
Competing Interests
The authors Kristiina Rajala, Riitta Suuronen, Outi Hovatta, and Heli Skottman declare competing financial interests defined as patent application, formulation and methods for culturing embryonic stem cells, PCT/FI2008/050331 - PCT, relating to the xeno-free culture medium described in the article.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: KR SM SN EK KAS RS OH HS. Performed the experiments: KR BICL SH RL MPM JI BR HS. Analyzed the data: KR BICL RL MPM JI BR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TO OH. Wrote the paper: KR SH JI SM SN EK KAS TO RS OH HS.