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Originally Posted by JoeM
I see a problem with this approach. It seems to me that SN cells are particularly sensitive to dying because of their dopamine production process and the dopamine rich environment within them. Wouldn't it be possible that these re-converted cells start to die after some time? Maybe I haven't understood well the process, but it seems risky, at least in the long term.
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for us, the main concern with this approach is that it takes existing cells and converts them to dopamine-producing cells....do we know that our body can handle the loss of the cellular function(s) those cells used to have before they were "instructed" to make dopamine? Also, what effects do changing a cell's function have on that cell and surrounding cells? We've never seen these questions addressed and until they are, unfortunately this therapy is not on our list....at least yet. I hope for everyone that this shows to be a long-term safe and effective choice, one of many PWP will have to choose from.