Question

Stem cell therapy is routinely and successfully employed to treat congenital immunodeficiency disorders such as:

Options

• Osteoarthritis

• Leukaemia

• Diabetes

• SCID

Answer 1

SCID is the representative example of a congenital immunodeficiency disorder that stem cell therapy routinely and successfully treats. By contrast, leukaemia is a severe blood-related condition, while osteoarthritis and diabetes fall under emerging applications of the therapy.