Transplanted neurones develop disease-like pathology in Huntington's patients

The results of a recent study published in PNAS question the long-term effects of transplanted cells in the brains of patients suffering from Huntington's disease. This study, conducted jointly by Dr Francesca Cicchetti of Universite Laval in Quebec, Canada, Dr Thomas B. Freeman of the University of South Florida, USA, and colleagues provides the first demonstration that transplanted cells fail to offer a long-term replacement for degenerating neurones in patients with Huntington's disease...

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