Stem Cell Gene Therapy May Prevent Inherited Childhood Dementia Disease

Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 10:50 in Health & Medicine

Stem cell gene therapy has been used to treat a fatal genetic brain disease - Sanfilippo, which in human children causes progressive dementia and death - in mice for the first time.  The researchers are hoping to begin a clinical trial within two years. read more

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