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First in-utero stem cell therapy for fetal spina bifida repair is safe: study


A UC Davis Health research team has safely performed the world’s first spina bifida treatment combining fetal surgery with stem cells, according to results from Phase 1 of an ongoing clinical trial. These results have been published today in The Lancet.

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