Safety, Ethics and Regulations
This invaluable resource discusses the saftey, ethics, and regulations of developing stem cell clinical applications. Each chapter is contributed by a preeminent scientist in the field and covers such topics as clinical safety of stem cell gene therapy, t
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Phuc Van Pham Achim Rosemann Editors
Safety, Ethics and Regulations
Stem Cells in Clinical Applications
Series Editor Phuc Van Pham
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Phuc Van Pham • Achim Rosemann Editors
Safety, Ethics and Regulations
Editors Phuc Van Pham Stem Cell Institute University of Science Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Achim Rosemann Centre for Education Studies Faculty of Social Sciences University of Warwick Coventry, UK
ISSN 2365-4198 ISSN 2365-4201 (electronic) Stem Cells in Clinical Applications ISBN 978-3-319-59164-3 ISBN 978-3-319-59165-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-59165-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017945217 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
Stem cell research and therapy herald a new era of medicine, called regenerative medicine. Stem cell transplantation brings some benefits for age-related degenerative diseases as well as genetic diseases. Although stem cell transplantation has a long history which is more than 50 years old, it still faces some safety, ethical, and regulatory issues. This volume, Stem Cells in Clinical Applications: Safety, Ethics, and Regulations, provides safety evaluations of stem cell treatments for some diseases and the ethical and regulatory dimensions of stem cell-based clinical applications in different countries. The four chapters in Part I provide an introduction to the safety of stem cell transplantation. In chapter one, Gero Hütter discusses the safety of allogenic stem cell transplantation. Chapter two, by Erden Eren and colleagu
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