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This review article summarizes the historical development of mammalian cloning, presents current advances and presumed risk factors in the field of reproductive cloning, discusses possible clinical applications of therapeutic and diagnostic cloning and outlines prospective commercial trends in pharmacytical cloning. Predictable progress in biotechnology and stem cell engineering should prove to be advantageous for patients' health and for novel benefits in reproductive and regenerative medicine.
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Illmensee, K. A Seminar on Human Cloning: Cloning in Reproductive Medicine. J Assist Reprod Genet 18, 451–467 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016642906286
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