Is hypoimmunogenic stem cell therapy safe in times of pandemics?

Stem Cell Reports

Institute for Stem Cell Research, iPSC Core Facility, Helmholtz Zentrum München GmbH, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany; Division of Drug Discovery and Safety, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR), Leiden University, 2333 CC RA Leiden, The Netherlands. Electronic address:

Published: April 2022

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