Cancer-related mutations in stem-cells used to replace diseased tissues and 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.
Human pluripotent stem cells.(photo credit: Prof. Nissim Benvenisty)ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICHUpdated: