Patients beware: commercialized stem cell treatments on the web

Patrick L Taylor; Roger A Barker; Karl G Blume; Elena Cattaneo; Alan Colman; Hongkui Deng; Harold Edgar; Ira J Fox; Claude Gerstle; Lawrence S B Goldstein; Katherine A High; Andrew Lyall; Robertson Parkman; Fernando J Pitossi; Ernest D Prentice; Heather M Rooke; Douglas A Sipp; Alok Srivastava; Susan Stayn; Gary K Steinberg; Amy J Wagers; Irving L Weissman

doi:10.1016/j.stem.2010.06.001

Patients beware: commercialized stem cell treatments on the web

Cell Stem Cell. 2010 Jul 2;7(1):43-9. doi: 10.1016/j.stem.2010.06.001. Epub 2010 Jun 17.

Affiliation

¹ Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

PMID: 20621049
DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2010.06.001

Abstract

A report by the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR)'s Task Force on Unproven Stem Cell Treatments outlines development of resources for patients, their families, and physicians seeking information on stem cell treatments.

MeSH terms

Embryo Research / ethics*
Embryo Research / legislation & jurisprudence*
Guidelines as Topic
Humans
Internet*
Societies, Medical
Stem Cells*