Human therapeutic cloning

Authors
Lanza, RP Cibelli, JB West, MD
Citation
Rp. Lanza et al., Human therapeutic cloning, NAT MED, 5(9), 1999, pp. 975-977
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Research/Laboratory Medicine & Medical Tecnology","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
NATURE MEDICINE
ISSN journal
10788956 → ACNP
Volume
5
Issue
9
Year of publication
1999
Pages
975 - 977
Database
ISI
SICI code
1078-8956(199909)5:9<975:HTC>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Somatic cell nuclear 'reprogramming' in livestock species is now routine in many laboratories. Here, Robert Lanza, jose Cibelli and Michael West discu ss how these techniques may soon be used to clone genetically matched cells and tissues for transplantation into patients suffering from a wide range of disorders that results from tissues loss or dysfunction.