It is licensing the method from the Italian charity Fondazione Telethon and Fondazione San Raffaele for 10 million euros plus milestones.

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He underwent a CAT scan at Milan's San Raffaele Hospital, and his personal physician, Alberto Sangrillon, recommended more tests be done, Berlusconi spokesman Paolo Buonaiuti told CNN.

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Last year, researchers at the San Raffaele Telethon Institute published a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine showing that the technique helped 8 of 10 kids without nasty side effects.

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