Early clinical trial results show that bone marrow stem cell transplantation for patients with severe autoimmune disease is safe and effective.
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Krance, R., Brenner, M. BMT beats autoimmune disease. Nat Med 4, 153–155 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0298-153
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