(ANSA) - Rome, May 25 - Brain stem cells have been
transplanted for the first time in the world into 15 multiple
sclerosis patients, the Pontifical Academy for Life, the
Associazione Revert Onlus, and the Fondazione Casa Sollievo
della Sofferenza said Monday.
No patient has shown any side effects, they said.
Possible therapeutic effects of the trial are now being
assessed.
Stem-cell transplant for 15 MS patients in world first (5)
Ground-breaking operation in Rome