Feb 25, 2014
Repopulation of Damaged Livers With Skin-Derived Stem Cells
Repopulation of Damaged Livers With Skin-Derived Stem Cells
Patients with severe liver disease must receive a liver transplant. This major procedure requires that the patient survives major surgery and then takes anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. In general, liver transplant patients tend to fair pretty well. The one-year survival rate of liver transplant patients approaches 90% (see O’Mahony and Goss, Texas Heart Institute Journal2012…
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