Great Ormond Street deaths caused by stem cell lab failures, inquest told

Bone marrow transplants did not work, leading to calls to review the storage of stem cells across the UK

Four children have died after failings in how stem cells used in life-saving operations were frozen at Great Ormond Street hospital, it emerged this week.

The four, who were between one and 12 years old, were among eight children with cancer whose bone marrow transplants did not work as a result of problems with the freezing process.

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