Miracles and Tragedies with Stem Cell Treatment

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Miracles and Tragedies with Stem Cell Treatment Abstract: This research paper will discuss about some life impacting cases from various sicknesses using stem cell treatments. It will cover a case in which have given people another chance to live a normal life. In one of the cases, the stem cell treatment has been able to cure a fatal genetic disease called RDEB for two young brothers. The second will show that after autologous stem cell transplantation a woman had died two days after. A stem cell is a cell that can go on to become, basically, a different cell. What this means is that a stem cell isn’t programmed specifically to a job in the body, so with that the stem cell could be used to cure a sickness or a disease. Using the stem cell treatment two Minneapolis brothers receive a second chance to live a normal life like normal little boys without their fatal genetic disease (RDEB). However, it appears to be that stem cell treatment doesn’t cure all patients. A woman had died from cardiac after autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) for treatment of systemic sclerosis (Ssc). (O, Rosen et al, page 1) Researchers have cured a fatal genetic disease in a 2-year-old boy using stem cells from umbilical cord blood and bone marrow. This accomplishment could be an opportunity toward opening the door for a variety of stem cell treatments. “Nates quality of life is forever changed,” said Dr. John Wagner of the University of Minnesota Medical School, who performed the treatment. “Maybe we can take one more disorder off the incurable list.” ( Thomas H. Maugh II page 1) Nate Liao, the 2-year-old boy Minneaplois boy, and his older brother have Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (RDEB), a genetic disease that affects one ... ... middle of paper ... ...eir fatal genetic disease (RDEB), and produce the protein Collagen Type VII that they critically needed. But in the case of the 46-year-old female with SSC doctors have raised the question if stem cell treatment is the cure for all patients and all diseases. Because of this uncertainty stem cell treatment is still being researched and does not have a full prove place in medicine. Bibliography Maugh II, Thomas H. “Stem Cell Apparently Cure Boy’s Fatal Disease.” Los Angeles Times 07 June, 2008 http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jun/07/science/sci-stem7 Marcotty, Josephine. “Long-Shot Stem-Cell Treatment Gives Two Brothers A Future.” Star Tribune 03 June, 2008. http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/health/19471139.html?location_refer=Your%20Money O Rosen, et al “Bone Marrow Transplantation” NPG 02,March 2001 http://www.nature.com/bmt/journal/v27/n6/abs/1702829a.html

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