BACKGROUND AIMS Fetal membrane from human placenta tissue has been described as a potential source of stem cells. Despite abundant literature on amnion stem cells, there are limited studies on the stem cell properties of chorion-derived stem cells. METHODS The main aim was to determine the stemness properties of serial-passaged human chorion-derived stem cells (hCDSC). Quantitative polymerase...

INTRODUCTION Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are complex chronic wounds which have a major long-term impact on the morbidity, mortality and quality of patients. The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy and time sensitivity of human amnion/chorion membrane treatment in patients with chronic DFUs. METHODS The Cochrane Library, PubMed, Embase and Web of Science databases were systemati...

Objective: Retrospective evaluation of the results of the chorion villus sampling, amniocentesis, and cordocentesis of 2295 cases performed for prenatal diagnosis. Methods: Between 2001 and 2007 (first 6 months) 54 cases of genetic chorion villus sampling, 2086 cases of genetic amniocentesis and 155 cases of cordocentesis were evaluated according to indications, success of karyotyping and the r...