To: metmom
Amazing. Does this mean the boy will not have to take immune suppressant drugs for his whole life?
7 posted on
03/20/2010 9:51:00 AM PDT by
little jeremiah
(Asato Ma Sad Gamaya Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya)
To: little jeremiah
Does this mean the boy will not have to take immune suppressant drugs for his whole life? From the original article in the Times of London:
The use of the child’s own stem cells inside his body to build up the donor windpipe ensures that it is not rejected by his immune system. With a normal transplant, the risk of rejection would mean “damping down” the child’s immune system with suppressive drugs.
So, it sounds like those drugs won't be needed here, which is awesome.
9 posted on
03/20/2010 10:58:07 AM PDT by
BlessedBeGod
(New Wizard of Oz: Pelosi as the Wicked Witch of the West & Michelle as the Wicked Witch of the East.)
To: little jeremiah
That’s what the article says. If it’s his own cells, then there’s no risk of rejection.
15 posted on
03/20/2010 11:47:07 AM PDT by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson