Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Public Health 2251-6085 44 Supple 2 2015 10 21 77 81 Farzaneh ZAHEDI Bagher LARIJANI 2015 10 21 2015 10 21 The clinical potentials of stem cells in cell-based therapies have raised great hopes in diabetes mellitus as well. However, there are complex ethical, legal, and socio-cultural issues surrounding the subject. In this paper, we intend to review in brief the main ethical issues for endocrinologists and other clinicians who are interested and work in the field of cell therapy and research.   Keywords: Cell therapy, Diabetes mellitus, Stem cell, Ethics   https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/4918 https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/download/4918/4493