Stem cell therapy may restore hearing to the totally deaf in 50 years

Buffalo said:
No?

"Doctors regard transplants performed between identical twins very differently from those between people who do not have identical genes. Transplanting an organ between identical twins can be likened to taking tissue from one area of a person's body and putting it in another area of the body. The transplant recipient does not need antirejection drugs."
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/28/health/28organ.html


"Ms. Yarber had no need for antirejection drugs, because her sister was a perfect match genetically. In women who are not identical twins, drugs would be needed to prevent rejection."
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/08/science/08transplant.html


"1954 American doctors performed the first successful kidney transplant between identical twin brothers. No anti-rejection drugs were used."
SK Branch KFoC - HIstory of Transplantation

So that does support my belief that identical twin doesn't need anti-rejection drugs if the organ came from the other twin.

Just curious... where does it says otherwise? Link, please.
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Agreed identical twins have the same genes and DNA and fingerprints. (WOW).

It is true so rejection will be almost impossible.

For fraternal twins I agree with jillo. They are equal to another sibling.
More than likely to reject but not impossible
 
Since there is a risk of rejection, would anyone be willing to put themselves at risks for rejection just to be able to hear?

I undy going for these risk for a life saving procedure like, for example, a heart transplant but for ear hair cells? For me, I would say "no way!".

Just wondering if there are some people out there who want to hear so badly that they would be willing to run that risk. :hmm:
 
Heck.......this is still a pie in the sky thing.
Besides heairng loss is very low on the "should cure" scale.
You can adapt to being dhh..........you can't adapt to depression, Alizheimer's, diabetes, etc etc etc.
 
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