Wisconsin Teen Says Chinese Stem Cell Treatment “Worked Like A Miracle”

A wheelchair-bound 16-year-old Janesville, Wisc., boy diagnosed with Type 2 spinal muscular atrophy as an infant recently returned from China, where he underwent a month-long series of experimental stem cell treatments. Kyle Knopes said the treatments “worked like a miracle:” he is now able to open and close his hands, lift his arms, and has more energy. The eight treatments, which were accompanied by physical therapy, involved injections of stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood. Kyle hopes that the treatments have slowed the progression of the disease.

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