Parkinson's - Failure of Fetal Cell Implants

From: Damien Broderick (d.broderick@english.unimelb.edu.au)
Date: Thu Mar 08 2001 - 17:48:47 MST

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/08/health/08PARK.html?pagewanted=print

 March 8, 2001

Parkinson's Research Is Set Back by Failure of Fetal
Cell Implants

By GINA KOLATA

    carefully controlled study that tried to treat Parkinson's disease by
implanting
    cells from aborted fetuses into patients' brains not only failed to
show an overall
benefit but also revealed a disastrous side effect, scientists report.

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