Widespread Use of Misidentified Cell Line KB (HeLa): Incorrect Attribution and Its Impact Revealed through Mining the Scientific Literature

Vaughan, Liwen; Glänzel, Wolfgang; Korch, Christopher; Capes‐Davis, Amanda

doi:10.1158/0008-5472.can-16-2258

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Widespread Use of Misidentified Cell Line KB (HeLa): Incorrect Attribution and Its Impact Revealed through Mining the Scientific Literature

Published in Cancer Research • Apr 28, 2017

Authors:

Liwen Vaughan

Wolfgang Glänzel

Christopher Korch

Abstract

Abstract Continuous cell lines are widely used, but can result in invalid, irreproducible research data. Cell line misidentification is a common problem that can be detected by authentication testing; however, misidentified cell lines continue to be used in publications. Here we explore the impact o...

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HeLa

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