<prompt> All are risks or disadvantages of cell-based therapy exceptTumour formationGenetic and epigenetic abnormalitiesTransmission of infectionLimited application  <response>: Stem cell therapy has the potential to provide treatment for a wide range of diseases, including spinal cord injury and neurodegenerative conditions, cardiovascular disease, degenerative retinal conditions, type I diabetes and diseases of the musculoskeletal system.Risks of cell-based therapy.Tumour formationGenetic and epigenetic abnormalitiesTransmission of infectionPoor bility and loss of functionDifferentiation to undesired cell-typesRejection allogeneic cellsSide effects of immunosuppression allogeneic cellsRef: Bailey and Love 27e pg: 40 