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Didn't read the article ... but when an author makes a statement like this ... the red flags go up.
In addition, iPS cells can be custom-made for patients, ensuring a perfect genetic match.
IIRC, this is the first article in the in a general news that made any mention for the desire of a perfect immunologic match.
The regions were clustered near telomeres and centromeres, structures that help direct how chromosomes divide.
Telomerase might help with the telomeres, but the centromeres could need a Nobel prize.
P.S. Epigenetics was my first thought about the difference between these stem cells. I'll try to track down the original abstract, if there is one.
So far, only self-donated cells have shown any value whatsoever. Embrionic stems have had disastrous outcomes across the board, from all that I can recall reading.