Bone Marrow Stem Cells Used to Treat Skin Disorder - Details

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Title:	Bone Marrow Stem Cells Used to Treat Skin Disorder - http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67A4TT20100811
Description:	People with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB), a potentially deadly genetic defect, suffer painful blisters on the skin, mouth, and throat because proteins that hold layers of skin together are absent. The slightest trauma can expose the body to infection and, in some cases, an aggressive form of cancer. Though there is currently no cure or treatment for epidermolysis bullosa, in recent trials, researchers partially cured several children with the genetic defect by giving them bone marrow transplants. The trial is believed to be the first to use bone marrow stem cells to treat something other than diseased or damaged marrow.
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Date Added:	August 27, 2010 05:00:00 AM
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