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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 Americas. Stem cells, which are capable of developing into almost every tissue in the body,
Study: Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Lack Diversity The most widely used human embryonic stem cell lines lack genetic diversity, a finding that raises social justice questions that must be addressed to ensure that all sectors of society benefit from stem cell advances, according to a University of Michigan research team.In the first published study of its kind, the U-M team analyzed 47 embryonic stem cell lines, including most of the lines … Read the rest of this entry » December 17th, 2009 | Posted in stem cell news | Comments Off Asians, Africans ‘left out of stem cell research’ WASHINGTON (AFP) – 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 has said. A University of Michigan research team … Read the rest of this entry » December 17th, 2009 | Posted in stem cell news | Comments Off U-M study reveals lack of diversity in embryonic stem cell lines The most
