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Multiple approaches, involving ectopic expression of key regulatory myogenic genes or small molecules cocktails, have been described by different groups to obtain SMPC towards cell-transplantation\n                  <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                  as a therapeutic approach to skeletal muscle diseases. However, hiPSCs-derived SMPC generated using transgene-free protocols are usually obtained in a low amount and resemble a more embryonal\/fetal stage of differentiation. Here we demonstrate that modulation of the JAK2\/STAT3 signaling pathway during an\n                  <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                  skeletal muscle differentiation protocol, increases the yield of\n                  <jats:italic>PAX7+<\/jats:italic>\n                  and\n                  <jats:italic>CD54+<\/jats:italic>\n                  SMPCs and drive them to a post- natal maturation stage, in both human ES and patient-derived iPSCs. 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