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Current Status in Intrauterine Fetal Stem Cell Therapy
Author(s) -
Pschera Helmut
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 1341-8076
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1998.tb00117.x
Subject(s) - medicine , stem cell , in utero , fetus , hematopoietic stem cell transplantation , stem cell therapy , transplantation , intensive care medicine , bioinformatics , pregnancy , surgery , genetics , biology
In utero fetal stem cell transplantation, a today experimental treatment option, represents a new therapeutic strategy with broad implications for diseases related to the hematopoietic system. The object of the present paper is to give a review of the published literature on fetal stem cell therapy with special reference to immunologi‐cal and strategical considerations. Furthermore, ethical considerations on account of the use of fetal cells are pointed out and a prospective view concerning experimental and clinical future perspectives is presented.