Japanese man is first to receive 'reprogrammed' stem cells from another person

Japanese man is first to receive ‘reprogrammed’ stem cells from another person

“In a medical first, a donor’s iPS cells were transformed into retinal cells and transplanted into a patient. On 28 March, a Japanese man in his 60s became the first person to receive cells derived from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells that had been donated by another person.

The surgery is expected to set the path for more applications of iPS cell technology, which offers the versatility of embryonic stem cells without the latter’s ethical taint. Banks of iPS cells from diverse donors could make stem cell transplants more convenient to perform, while slashing costs…”

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http://www.nature.com/news/japanese-man-is-first-to-receive-reprogrammed-stem-cells-from-another-person-1.21730