Development of human striatal anlagen after transplantation in a patient with Huntington's disease
2008
Abstract Replacement of damaged neuronal population by
fetal tissue transplantationrepresents a potential treatment for neurodegenerative diseases. Consistent success has been achieved with fetal striatal transplantation in
Huntington's diseaseanimal models and patients. We report the neo-generation of metabolically active tissue with striatum-like imaging features after transplantation of striatal primordia in a patient with
Huntington's disease. This study represents the first “ in vivo ” demonstration that a human striatal anlagen, transplanted into the adult human brain, is able to progress in its development and to generate a new anatomical structure in the host, without evidence of neoplasia or
teratoma.
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