International Journal of Molecular Sciences Article Increased Cytotoxicity of Herpes Simplex Virus Thymidine Kinase Expression in Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Chizuru Iwasawa 1, Ryota Tamura 2, Yuki Sugiura 3, Sadafumi Suzuki 4, Naoko Kuzumaki 1, Minoru Narita 1, Makoto Suematsu 3, Masaya Nakamura 5, Kazunari Yoshida 2, Masahiro Toda 2, Hideyuki Okano 4,* and Hiroyuki Miyoshi 4,* 1 Department of Pharmacology, Hoshi University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-4-41, Ebara, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8501, Japan;
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[email protected] (H.M.); Tel.: +81-3-5363-3747 (H.O. & H.M.); Fax: +81-3-3357-5445 (H.O. & H.M.) Received: 19 November 2018; Accepted: 11 February 2019; Published: 14 February 2019 Abstract: Human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) hold enormous promise for regenerative medicine. The major safety concern is the tumorigenicity of transplanted cells derived from iPSCs.