Clinical trial success for Crohn's disease cell therapy
Thursday, March 31, 2011 - 11:20
in Health & Medicine
Speaking at the UK National Stem Cell Network annual science meeting later today (30 March), Professor Miguel Forte will describe research into a new cell therapy for chronic inflammatory conditions such as Crohn's disease. Patient's own blood cells are used to produce a type of cell - Type 1 T regulatory lymphocyte - that can reduce the extent of the disease...
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