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SUBMITTER: Song WK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4437471 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Stem cell reports 20150430 5
Embryonic stem cells hold great promise for various diseases because of their unlimited capacity for self-renewal and ability to differentiate into any cell type in the body. However, despite over 3 decades of research, there have been no reports on the safety and potential efficacy of pluripotent stem cell progeny in Asian patients with any disease. Here, we report the safety and tolerability of subretinal transplantation of human embryonic-stem-cell (hESC)-derived retinal pigment epithelium in ...[more]