Scleroderma patients seek experimental U.S. stem cell therapy

An estimated 16,000 Canadians live with scleroderma, an incurable autoimmune disorder which causes the body to produce too much collagen, resulting in a hardening of the skin and tissue. There is no cure for the scleroderma, but some patients in Canada are now seeking a costly and experimental stem cell therapy in the U.S. A little over a year ago, Mike Berry of Kingston, Ont., started having trouble breathing.

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