1st serious reaction to iPS-derived retinal cell transplant reported

1st serious reaction to iPS-derived retinal cell transplant reported

The Japanese government-backed Riken institute holds a press conference in Kobe on Jan. 16, 2018, after a patient who received a transplant of retinal cells derived from so-called iPS cells from another person suffered a swollen retina. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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