Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease
Stem Cells Derived From Abortion Implanted Into Brains of Boys
The LA Times recently reported on the first successful neural stem cell transplant. Four boys have had neural stem cells injected into their brains in a trial to treat the rare genetic disorder Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease. The study is being conducted at University California San Francisco and the results published in the journal Science Translational Medicine. Ref. Source 5