Ectopic Bone Formation by Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Human Term Placenta and the Decidua

• Gina D. Kusuma ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Gina D. Kusuma, Danijela Menicanin

  Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women’s Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, Pregnancy Research Centre, Department of Perinatal Medicine, Royal Women’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

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• Danijela Menicanin ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Gina D. Kusuma, Danijela Menicanin

  Affiliations Mesenchymal Stem Cell Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, Colgate Australian Clinical Dental Research Centre, School of Dentistry, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

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• Stan Gronthos,

  Affiliation Mesenchymal Stem Cell Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

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• Ursula Manuelpillai,

  Affiliations Pregnancy Research Centre, Department of Perinatal Medicine, Royal Women’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, Centre for Genetic Diseases, Monash Institute of Medical Research-Prince Henry’s Institute of Medical Research and Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

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• Mohamed H. Abumaree,

  Affiliation King Abdullah International Medical Research Center/ King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, College of Science and Health Professions, King Abdulaziz Medical City-National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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• Mark D. Pertile,

  Affiliations Victorian Clinical Genetics Services (VCGS), Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children’s Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

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• Shaun P. Brennecke,

  Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women’s Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, Pregnancy Research Centre, Department of Perinatal Medicine, Royal Women’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

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• Bill Kalionis

  * E-mail: bill.kalionis@thewomens.org.au

  Affiliations Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women’s Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, Pregnancy Research Centre, Department of Perinatal Medicine, Royal Women’s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

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