RT Journal Article
T1 Pluripotent stem cell regulation in Spain and the Spanish National Stem Cell Bank.
A1 Aran, Begoña
A1 Lukovic, Dunja
A1 Aguilar-Quesada, Rocio
A1 Veiga, Anna
AB The Spanish National Stem Cell Bank (Banco Nacional de Líneas Celulares, BNLC) was established in 2006 thanks to a change in the legislative framework in Spain. The Law 14/2006 updated the previous Assisted Reproduction Techniques Law (Law 45/2003) allowing the use of the surplus frozen embryos following IVF for research. The BNLC has a network structure with 3 nodes: the Regenerative Medicine Program (IDIBELL), the Principe Felipe Research Center (CIPF) in Valencia and the Andalusian Public Health System Biobank (SSPA Biobank) in Granada. The aim of the BNLC is to guarantee throughout the national territory the availability of human stem cell lines for biomedical research. At present time, there are 40 human embryonic stem cell lines (hESC) and 171 human induced pluripotent stem cell lines (hiPSC) registered in the BNLC. These lines are fully characterized and available in the context of research projects approved by the Technical Committee of the BNLC.
YR 2020
FD 2020-08-24
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16236
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16236
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RD Apr 7, 2025