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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 3.
Published in final edited form as: Stem Cell Res. 2017 Aug 8;24:25–28. doi: 10.1016/j.scr.2017.08.001

Table 1.

Characterization and validation.

Classification Test Result Data
Morphology Photography Normal human pluripotent stem cell morphology Not shown but available with author
Phenotype Immunocytochemisty Staining for expression of pluripotency markers: OCT4, NANOG and TRA-1-60 Fig. 1 panel A– C
Flow cytometry Assess cell surface marker expression: SSEA-3: 91% Fig. 1 panel D
Genotype Karyotype (G-banding) and resolution 46,XY Fig. 1 panel F
Resolution 475– 525
Identity Microsatellite PCR (mPCR) Not performed
STR analysis PowerPlex 16HS (Promega) 16 sites. Match with donor Submitted in archive with journal
Mutation analysis (IF APPLICABLE) Sequencing
Southern Blot OR WGS
Microbiology and virology Mycoplasma Mycoplasma testing by luminescence. Negative. Fig. 1 panel H
Differentiation potential Embryoid body formation Expression of genes in embryoid bodies: smooth muscle actin, Tuj-1 β-tubulin and α-feto protein. Fig. 1 panel E
Donor screening (OPTIONAL) HIV 1 + 2 hepatitis B, Hepatitis C
Genotype additional info (OPTIONAL) Blood group genotyping
HLA tissue typing