WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has received a complaint against a company that stored adult stem cells from Texas Governor Rick Perry for use in an experimental procedure to treat his back pain.
A University of Minnesota professor is calling on the FDA to investigate the safety and legality of services offered by CellTex Therapeutics, a company which banks patients' own stem cells for future use in medical procedures.
"I think there's a role here for the FDA to ensure that people are receiving safe and effective treatments," said Leigh Turner, an associate professor of bioethics, in an interview with the Associated Press. "I think a lot of these stem cell therapies seem like 21st century quackery."
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