Stopping Disease Before it Starts – In the Womb
By 965koit on November 20, 2018
Tippi MacKenzie, MD, is stopping disease before it starts – in the womb.
Last fall, she launched the world’s first clinical trial of an in-utero stem cell transplant therapy. Her first patient, baby Elianna, was born just four months later.
Elianna’s birth came after a second-trimester diagnosis of a normally fatal blood disorder. Her story hints at the lifesaving possibilities of fetal therapy for families who face similarly devastating diagnoses.
Read more about this remarkable story: campaign.ucsf.edu/tippi
Stopping a Fatal Blood Disease in the Womb from UCSF: The Campaign on Vimeo.
Listen to our Cares For Kids Radiothon Tue 11/27 live from Oakland @ucsfchildrens @CMNHospitals more info: https://bit.ly/2Bi6O5U
