We Can Now Treat Sick Babies With Stem Cells Before They’re Even Born
“Statistically, baby Elianna had little chance of survival. During an ultrasound, the doctor caring for Elianna’s mother, Nichelle Obar, realized the woman’s fetus suffered from a blood disorder called alpha thalassemia major. Usually, fetuses with the condition are stillborn or die shortly after birth.
But now, against the odds, Elianna is now at home with her parents in Hawaii. Elianna became the first patient in the world’s first clinical trial in which doctors transplanted stem cells into a fetus. Four months after the procedure, Obar gave birth to a seemingly healthy baby girl…”
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