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Expression of Concern to: Therapeutic potential of human embryonic stem cell transplantation in patients with cerebral palsy

Journal of Translational Medicine volume 15, Article number: 193 (2017) Cite this article

The Original Article was published on 12 December 2014

Expression of Concern: J Transl Med (2014) 12:318 DOI 10.1186/s12967-014-0318-7

The Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Translational Medicine is issuing an editorial expression of concern to alert readers that concerns have been raised regarding the ethics of this study [1] and the potential association of the risk of teratoma formation with the transplantation of embryonic stem cells. Appropriate editorial action will be taken once this has been fully investigated. The authors disagree with this notice.

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  1. Shroff G, Gupta A, Barthakur JK. Therapeutic potential of human embryonic stem cell transplantation in patients with cerebral palsy. J Transl Med. 2014;12:318. doi:10.1186/s12967-014-0318-7.

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  1. Nutech Mediworld, H‑8, Green Park Extension, New Delhi, 110016, India

    Geeta Shroff

  2. Max Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India

    Anupama Gupta

  3. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi, India

    Jitender Kumar Barthakur

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Shroff, G., Gupta, A. & Barthakur, J.K. Expression of Concern to: Therapeutic potential of human embryonic stem cell transplantation in patients with cerebral palsy. J Transl Med 15, 193 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-017-1292-7

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