First Stem Cells To Be Used To Treat Fatal Brain Disease

PALO ALTO - The first clinical trial to transplant stem cells to treat a brain disease is set to get underway this year. The treatment involves injecting fetal brain stem cells into the brains of children with the devastating genetic disorder known as Batten disease, which usually results in death before the age of 12. The stem cells that will be used in the trial are produced by Palo Alto-based StemCells Inc.

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