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Stem cell therapy triggers tumor

Posted by Tia Ghose

[Entry posted at 18th February 2009 01:24 AM GMT]

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A neural stem cell transplant from fetal cells performed in Russia led to a brain tumor in a teenage boy, researchers in this week's PLoS Medicine report, raising concerns about the safety of neural stem cells treatments. MRI of brain lesion, ...

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