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Tom Harkin: But this is not an isolated incident. There are peer-reviewed publications and a larger number of patients, and I would…

On the recordSeptember 15, 2010
But this is not an isolated incident. There are peer-reviewed publications and a larger number of patients, and I would love the opportunity to bring this forward in the United States after completing a safety study so patients do not have to go to other countries to have this done.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin emphasizes the need for U.S. research on adult stem cells to avoid patients seeking treatment abroad.

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