Short YouTube video (Joy Kong, MD, Apr 8, 2025) answering whether stem cell therapy can reverse genetic diseases. The speaker’s quick answer: not currently — stem cells have low incorporation into a person’s tissues so they do not fix the underlying faulty gene; instead they can reduce or reverse downstream organ/tissue damage caused over time by expressed genetic defects.
Can stem cell therapy reverse genetic diseases? The quick answer that may not encompass everything, but if you really want an answer, I would just say no right now because the degree of incorporation into the person that wants healing is still very low. What we can do is to reduce damages that's downstream from the genetic defect. So just the faulty genes themselves, it doesn't mean that you are not going to do well. Right. It takes time for the toxic metabolites to build up and then you're noticing symptoms. So it's not just the gene itself. Right. The genes can be turned on and off also. But if the genes are being manifested and it still takes time for your end organ to accumulate damage, now stem cell therapy can come in, help reverse the damage in the tissue so people can feel better.
