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Improvement of kidney failure with fetal kidney precursor cell transplantation.
Transplantation - 15 May 2007
Kim Sang-Soo, Park Heung Jae, Han Joungho, Gwak So-Jung, Park Moon Hyang, Song Kang Won, Rhee Yun Hee, Min Chung Hyung, Kim Byung-Soo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Current therapies for end-stage renal disease have severe limitations. Dialysis is only a temporary treatment and does not restore kidney function. Transplantation is limited by donor organ shortage and immune-related problems. Here, we show that the transplantation of fetal kidney precursor cells reconstitutes kidney tissues, reduces uremic symptoms, and provides life-saving metabolic support in...
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