An injection of stem cells given alongside a kidney transplant could remove the need for a lifetime of drugs to suppress the immune system, scientists have found.
Early tests of the technique at US hospitals were successful in a small number of patients, BBC News reported.
The journal Science Translational Medicine has reported how the majority no longer need anti-rejection medication.
One of the key problems associated with organ transplantation is the risk that the body will “recognise” the new organ as a foreign invader and attack it.
To prevent this, patients take powerful drugs to suppress their immune systems, and will have to do this for life.
Armenian News
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