{"id":4115,"date":"2012-09-27T14:57:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-27T12:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futurehealthbiobank.com\/ch-en\/?p=4115"},"modified":"2018-02-02T12:40:35","modified_gmt":"2018-02-02T11:40:35","slug":"stem-cell-voice-box-transplant-trials-begin-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futurehealthbiobank.com\/ch-en\/blog\/stem-cell-voice-box-transplant-trials-begin-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Stem cell voice box transplant trials could begin in 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first clinical trials for stem cell based voice box transplants could begin as soon as 2013, according to leading expert Professor Martin Birchall speaking at the UK National Stem Cell Network annual science meeting today in York.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to a million pounds provided by the Medical Research Council (MRC) to fund pre-clinical work, this revolutionary new treatment could change the lives of up to 1300 patients a year in the UK who suffer serious problems with breathing, speaking and swallowing as a result of a damaged larynx (voice box).<\/p>\n<p>Professor Birchall, leader of the international team which carried out the world\u2019s first tracheal (windpipe) stem cell transplant in 2008, will be heading up a new team to formally assess whether a similar approach can be used to repair problems for the voice box.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story first appeared on the\u00a0UK National Stem Cell Network<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"helpful-block-content wth-theme-thumbs\" data-title=\"\" >\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"wth-title\">Was this Helpful?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a data-post=\"4115\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/futurehealthbiobank.com\/ch-en\/blog\/stem-cell-voice-box-transplant-trials-begin-2013\/\" data-post-title=\"Stem cell voice box transplant trials could begin in 2013\" data-response=\"1\" href=\"#\" class=\"wth-green-btn icon-thumbsup icon1-thumbs-up4\">Yes<\/a><a data-response=\"0\" data-post=\"4115\" data-post-url=\"https:\/\/futurehealthbiobank.com\/ch-en\/blog\/stem-cell-voice-box-transplant-trials-begin-2013\/\" data-post-title=\"Stem cell voice box transplant trials could begin in 2013\" href=\"#\" class=\"wth-red-btn icon-thumbsdown icon1-thumbs-down4\">No<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first clinical trials for stem cell based voice box transplants could begin as soon as 2013, according to leading expert Professor Martin Birchall speaking at the UK National Stem Cell Network annual science meeting today in York. 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