A recent clinical trial conducted at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, England, has successfully treated seven patients suffering from the genetic disorder Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome by utilizing autologous [the patient’s own] stem cells. The therapy was an example of translational genomics, in which doctors extract autologous stem cells, correct the faulty gene that causes Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome, and then implant the stem cells back into the patients to produce new, healthy cells.
Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome has been considered both incurableand untreatable due to the lack of matching bone marrow donors. Now, by utilizing stem cells from the patients’ own bone marrow, researchers have reversed all symptoms of the disease. According to Adrian Thrasher, Professor of Pediatric Immunology at Great Ormond, “The work shows that this method is successful in patients who, in the past would have very little chance of survival without a well match bone marrow donor. It also excitingly demonstrates the potential for treatment of a large number of other diseases for which existing therapies are either unsatisfactory or unavailable."
As personalized regenerative medicine advances, autologous stem cells will become an invaluable resource to families and individuals who seek to ensure that they will have access to the best in medical care should the need for it arise. One of the most convenient and affordable sources for recovering and banking your own stem cells is dental stem cells. To learn more about how to bank dental stem cells for use in future therapies and treatments, visit StemSave or call 877-783-6728 (877-StemSave) today.
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