Contribuții românești în implementarea europeană a terapiei cu celule stem

Authors

  • Șerban Toma Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov, România
  • Horia Bătrânu Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov, România
  • Maria Marchiș Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov, România

Keywords:

DNA code, stem cells

Abstract

As a result of deciphering the DNA code and studying stem cells, it is being foreseen that in short time many hereditary diseases and malformations will be eradicated through the conclusions obtained in these studies and therefore newborns will benefit from medical discoveries. Stem cells can be stored in a specialized bank and used in curing severe diseases affecting children. In the last years only two thousand Romanian women applied for this technique. Stem cells have the ability to regenerate abnormal organs. The departure point was set by successfully cloning in 1996 the Dolly sheep, after 276 attempts. Pregnant women will be able to donate stem cells which would be used later on, in case their children become ill. The first public stem cell bank in Romania has been opened inside the County Hospital of Timişoara.

Author Biographies

Șerban Toma, Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov, România

Facultatea de Medicină

Horia Bătrânu, Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov, România

Facultatea de Medicină

Maria Marchiș, Universitatea Transilvania din Brașov, România

Facultatea de Medicină

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Published

2008-07-15

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Section

Aspecte iatro-istorice