TOTIPOTENT, NEARLY TOTIPOTENT OR PLURIPOTENT MAMMALIAN CELLS HOMOZYGOUS OR HEMIZYGOUS FOR ONE OR MORE HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS GENES

摘要

The present invention relates to totipotent, nearly totipotent and pluripotent stem cells that are hemizygous or homozygous for MHC antigens and methods of making and using them. These cells are useful for reduced immunogenicity during transplantation and cell therapy. The cells of the present invention may be assembled into a bank with reduced complexity in the MHC genes.