Hi,

My dad has MND/ ALS for last three years.
Can anyone tell me if the embryonic stem cell treatment is available in Mumbai, India? If anywhere else, where?

Thanks.

Stem cell treatment is still in the research stage as far a I know and not available yet.

Embryonic technology has only gone as far as recommending new mothers save the blood from the umbilical cord in case of future health problems for their child. At least that is the way I understand it.

This is a post script to my other post, dear sir and although I can't offer you any positive feedback for your father's condition, Lou Gehrigs Disease, a dibilating condition at most, I would like you to visit a website that will offer your some support and possibly up dated information on research into ALS, it is: ALSforums.com.

I know what you are going through right now with your father's condition and I hope you find light at the end of the tunnel. Good luck !

Disease & Illness - Stem Cell Breakthrough for Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) | Health News (http://www.healthnews.com/disease-illness/stem-cell-breakthrough-lou-gehrigs-disease-als-1516.html)





The researchers worked with a form of ALS that is caused by a defect in a single gene using patches of skin removed from the arm of an 82-year-old woman and her 89-year-old sister, who share a rare genetic mutation that causes only about 2 percent of ALS cases.

The research team used a technique that was developed two years ago by Japanese stem cell researchers. During the procedure skin samples were placed into a laboratory dish. The researchers then inserted four genes into the DNA of the skin cells, which reprogrammed the cells. These skin cells then formed cell colonies much like embryonic stem cells called induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. Then, the iPS cells were coaxed by signaling molecules into motor neurons. The resulting patient-specific cells will be studied to see how the development of diseases such as ALS occurs.




Note that the original donated skin cells were from women > 80 years old

These were not embryonic stem cells, but then were manipulated to function as iPS cells.

I hope this gives some encouragement to those at the earliest stages. :)