The more of these antigens they share, the more likely a tissue transplant is to survive.
A20 An experiment on tissue transplants from human or animal embryos into the brain will begin, scientists said.
Would that she could always leave the tissue transplants and the tumors to others.
For the first time, researchers have documented the success of fetal tissue transplants in humans.
The baby, whose name is David, received additional tissue transplants after he was born.
The total trade in human tissue transplants is hard to pin down, but estimates are as high as $1 billion.
Much of the concern about tissue transplants was prompted by the case of the Virginia man, which came to light two years ago.
The adrenal tissue transplant is not in itself a new approach, having been used without significant results by a Swedish medical team.
They are a fully successful tissue transplant and therefore an extraordinary therapeutic tool.
They have been extensively used as hosts for normal and malignant tissue transplants.