Selling Stem Cells in the USA: Assessing the Direct-to-Consumer Industry.

Turner, Leigh; Knoepfler, Paul · Cell Stem Cell · 2016

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Abstract

Direct-to-consumer marketing of unapproved stem cell interventions is a well-known phenomenon in countries with lax medical regulations. However, an examination of Internet-based marketing claims revealed widespread promotion of such interventions by businesses based in the United States. Such commercial activity suggests that regulatory agencies must better oversee this marketplace.

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