Position Statement of the Chinese Diabetes Society regarding stem cell therapy for diabetes*
Dalong ZHU
Division of Endocrinology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu
Search for more papers by this authorLi CHEN
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong
Search for more papers by this authorTianpei HONG
Department of Endocrinology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorfor the Chinese Diabetes Society
The members of the Expert Committee are as follows (in alphabetical order): Li CHEN, Hongkui DENG, Shaoping DENG, Lixin GUO, Xiaohui GUO, Tianpei HONG, Renming HU, Linong JI, Qiuhe JI, Weiping JIA, Xiaoying LI, Jing LIU, Jinning LOU, Juming LU, Guang NING, Xingwu RAN, Lixin SHI, Guangyao SONG, Dongqi TANG, Haoming TIAN, Changjiang WANG, Jianping WENG, Xinhua XIAO, Yancheng XU, Zhangrong XU, Xiaoli YAO, Li YUAN, Zhiguang ZHOU, and Dalong ZHU.
Search for more papers by this authorDalong ZHU
Division of Endocrinology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu
Search for more papers by this authorLi CHEN
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong
Search for more papers by this authorTianpei HONG
Department of Endocrinology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
Search for more papers by this authorfor the Chinese Diabetes Society
The members of the Expert Committee are as follows (in alphabetical order): Li CHEN, Hongkui DENG, Shaoping DENG, Lixin GUO, Xiaohui GUO, Tianpei HONG, Renming HU, Linong JI, Qiuhe JI, Weiping JIA, Xiaoying LI, Jing LIU, Jinning LOU, Juming LU, Guang NING, Xingwu RAN, Lixin SHI, Guangyao SONG, Dongqi TANG, Haoming TIAN, Changjiang WANG, Jianping WENG, Xinhua XIAO, Yancheng XU, Zhangrong XU, Xiaoli YAO, Li YUAN, Zhiguang ZHOU, and Dalong ZHU.
Search for more papers by this authorThis statement was perused by all members of the Chinese Diabetes Society (CDS).

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