Cancer mutations found in regenerative stem cells.
Hebrew Univ. study: One-fifth of pluripotent stem cells for regenerative medicine harbor cancer mutations acquired in culture.
Source: newswise.com
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Cancer mutations in stem-cells used to replace diseased organs
The researchers show that 22% of the samples analyzed appeared to have at least one cancer-related mutation, and at least 70% of those were acquired throughout their propagation in culture.
Source: jpost.com