Fetal grafting for Huntington's disease. Is there a hope?

A commentary on “Differentiation of pluripotent stem cells into striatal projection neurons: a pure MSN fate may not be sufficient”

“…In the meanwhile, it would be extremely important for people who are now living the dramatic condition of HD prospective trials be undertaken to assess the clinical utility of fetal-tissue based therapies. Certainly, several challenges remain to be faced, including overall optimization of graft procedure and patient management (Baizabal-Carvallo, 2014 ; Bachoud-Lévi and Perrier, 2014 ). However, based on what we have learned up to now, it seems appropriate not to neglect this approach and keep going.…”