Revolutionary stem-cell transplant in Athens a world first

A baby-girl born in Athens last week will become the donor of stem cells taken from the umbilical cord that will be transplanted to her 4-year-old brother suffering from chronic granulomatous disease, a congenital heterogeneous immunodeficiency disorder resulting from the inability of phagocytes to kill ingested microbes, resulting in increased susceptibility to severe infections that ultimately leads to early death...