Japan Researchers Said To Violate Ethics In Blood Study
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Japanese researchers who published a study on molecular treatments for blood disorders such as leukemia apparently falsified their report, according to University of Tokyo officials. Officials said the researchers failed to follow ethics guidelines in conducting their study, which included drawing bone marrow and peripheral blood from five acute myeloid leukemia patients without their permission and without ethics board approval. The school said the investigation would continue and the article in question had been retracted. (Click here for more