Child stem cell recipient heads home
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061212/ap_on_he_me/stem_cell_volunteer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061211/capt.f58de95fbac24586b2277fd750bda4a1.stem_cell_volunteer_fx103.jpg?x=130&y=128&sig=2jDwKGLsIJYSX8ckgTPrfQ--" align="left" height="128" width="130" alt="In this Oct. 20, 2005, file photo, Marcus Kerner kisses his son Daniel Kerner, a Batten-afflicted patient, at his home in Trabuco Canyon, Calif. Daniel Kerner is only 6-years-old, but he's already a medical pioneer. In November 2006, he underwent a highly experimental brain surgery in Portland, Ore., that transplanted stem cells from aborted fetuses into his head in a desperate bid to reverse, or at least slow, a rare genetic disorder called Batten disease, which will almost surely make him blind and paralyzed before it kills him. (AP Photo/Sang H. Park)" border="0" /></a>AP - Daniel Kerner's parents knew the experimental brain surgery was risky, but without it the 6-year-old surely would die. Last month in Portland, Ore., doctors for the first time transplanted stem cells from aborted fetuses into his head in a desperate bid to reverse, or at least slow, a rare genetic disorder called Batten disease. The so-far incurable condition normally results in blindness and paralysis before death.</p><br clear="all"/>