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- The Delhi High Court permitted two children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to undergo stem cell therapy for treatment of their condition.
- The case challenging a recommendation of the Ethics and Medical Registration Board (EMRB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC).
- They recommended against the use of stem cell treatment for ASD.
- Stem cells are cells from which all other cells, with their respective specialised functions, are generated.
- The regenerative properties of stem cells make them extremely valuable in medicine.
- This is why stem cell treatments are also termed as regenerative medicine.
- Autism spectrum disorder is a neurological and developmental disorder that affects how people interact with others, communicate, learn, and behave.

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