A probable result of their embryonic origin, AEC lack major histocompatibility complex antigens and have been used for allotranplantation to treat patients with lysosomal diseases.

• 由于其为胚胎来源，羊膜上皮细胞缺少主要的组织相容性抗原，这点已用于异基因移植来治疗病人的溶酶体疾病。