http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/0124stemcells24.htmlAll human embryonic stem-cell lines approved for use in federally funded research are contaminated with a foreign molecule from mice that may make them risky for use in medical therapies, according to a study released Sunday.
Researchers at the University of California-San Diego and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, Calif., report that if the stem cells are transplanted into people, the cells could provoke an immune system attack that would wipe out their ability to deliver cures for diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and diabetes.
The finding is a setback to the Bush administration's policy that provides federal funding only for research using a limited number of embryonic stem-cell lines already in existence. advertisement
The scientists say it could take at least a year or two, if it is possible at all, to find a way to salvage the stem cells by wiping them clean of the mouse molecules.
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