title: [Sixty years of HeLa cell cultures].
abstract: HeLa cells line was established in 1951 from cervical cancer cells taken from a young AfroAmerican patient, Henrietta Lacks, used without the permission of the family. Finally, in 2013, an agreement was established between the family and NIH: for any study, authorization is needed, first referred to a working group comprising scientists, ethicists and two members of the family.
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gilgenkrantz
mesh_terms: D018929:Cell Culture Techniques / Q000266:history*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000266:history