Stem cell transplantation benefits mice with childhood motor neurone disease
Saturday, September 6, 2008 - 16:56
in Health & Medicine
The motor neurone disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is the second most common genetic disorder leading to death in childhood. There is currently no cure for SMA, but some clinicians and researchers consider stem cell transplantation as a potential therapeutic strategy...
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