After genes are changed
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After genes are changed
Nia is 13
Doctors test the genetically-changed stem cells. The cells are good. They get frozen to keep them ready for Nia.
The cells are tested.
If the genetically-changed stem cells are good:
- The cells are frozen to keep them ready for you.
- They stay frozen for a few months until it is time to put them into your body.
If there are problems:
- The cells will not be used for your treatment.
- They are not put into your body.
- They get destroyed in the laboratory.
- Your doctors might need to collect more cells from you.
It does not always work.
- Sometimes, the cells change in the wrong way.
- Your doctors can look at the genes inside the genetically-changed stem cells to see if the changes are correct.