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Asians, Africans left out of stem cell research: study (AFP) – 15 hours ago WASHINGTON — Asians and Africans may be less likely to benefit from pioneering stem cell research than people of European origin, thanks to a lack of racial diversity in cell stocks, a US study said. A University of Michigan research team found that stem cell lines came overwhelmingly from individuals of European descent, which could leave the impact of diseases on other races understudied, the team said. “It is crucial that diverse lines are available for this research to ensure that all patients benefit from the results,” said Sean Morrison, director of university’s Center of Stem Cell Technology. The study, published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, examined 47 commonly used embryonic stem cell lines, of an estimated 700 currently being used in research. Of the 47 lines just two were of East Asian origin, none were of African or Pacific Island descent, nor from groups indigenous to the Am
