Nov. 18, 201
By JoNel Aleccia / Fred Hutch News ServiceStopping Stiff Person Syndrome: Alabama woman turns to stem cell transplant for help
Experimental Fred Hutch treatment aims to ease symptoms of rare, debilitating condition that causes rigid limbs, searing pain
A young Alabama woman with a rare disorder that leaves her body literally as stiff as a board is the first Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center patient to receive a stem cell transplant in hopes of helping – if not curing – her devastating condition.