Japan carries out first iPS stem cell implant surgery

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Japan carries out first iPS stem cell implant surgery

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japan-carries-first-ips-stem-cell-implant-surgery-153959406.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/v0ZUUWY71EKyHSfYOOXwDA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT03NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/8773c734d9036b3e160b139c04f4a7d88d61c5bb.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) cells have the potential to develop into any cell in the body" align="left" title="Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) cells have the potential to develop into any cell in the body" border="0" /></a>Japanese researchers Friday conducted the world's first surgery to implant &quot;iPS&quot; stem cells in a human body in a major boost to regenerative medicine, two institutions involved said. A female patient in her 70s with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a common medical condition that can lead to blindness in older people, had a sheet of retina cells that had been created from iPS cells implanted. &quot;It is the first time in the world that iPS cells have been transplanted into a human body,&quot; a spokeswoman for Riken, one of the research institutions, told AFP. The research team used induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) cells -- which have the potential to develop into any cell in the body -- that had originally come from the skin of the patient.</p><br clear="all"/>

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