Neurodegenerative disease: Taking stock of grafts

摘要

It was hoped that transplanting fetal dopaminergic neurons into the brains of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) would provide a breakthrough in the management of the disease and possibly even lead to a cure. However, early evaluations of the results of these trials were mixed. Three independent groups of researchers have now assessed the long-term outcomes of these operations in patients who received transplants up to 16 years previously.