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Bone Marrow Transplant Donors - Articles
Kidney Transplant in a Bone Marrow Transplant Patient
by
Matt S.
Posted
Thu 22 May 2008 12:00am
is at the point where his GFR is <15 and he is starting to lose weight.
He undergoes a living related kidney transplant, from his sister--the same sister who was the bone marrow donor...
Interesting transplant case
A 35 year old man with a history of acute myelogenous leukemia, status post a bone marrow transplant from his sister eight years ago and now
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Bone Marrow Transplants Undergo Quiet Revolution
by
David Granovsky
Posted
Fri 04 Jun 2010 12:00am
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If that succeeds, bone marrow can eventually be used to treat a variety of diseases and ultimately marrow transplants can be used even when donors aren’t good genetic matches.
via Bone...
WASHINGTON (May 11, 2010)–Scientists are seeking a new approach in the use of bone marrow transplants as the procedure undergoes a quiet revolution
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Bone Marrow Transplant: A Cure For AIDS?
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Prudence ..
Posted
Mon 24 Nov 2008 7:59am
It was reported on TIME magazine that a Berlin hematologist, Gero Huetter, has claimed that he had cured an HIV infection in a 42-year old man through bone marrow transplant he had performed at Berlin’s Charité hospital two years ago. The patient had been suffering from advance stage leukemia and HIV and, after transplant of bone marrow from
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Bone Marrow Transplant Cured AIDS?
by
Linda MacDonald Glenn
Posted
Thu 13 Nov 2008 9:22am
BBC News reports that a patient suffering from AIDS and leukemia shows no signs of AIDS infection after receiving a bone marrow transplant from an AIDS-resistant donor.
He... 20 months ago, tests on the patient's bone marrow, blood and other organ tissues have all been clear.
In a statement, Professor Rodolf Tauber from the Charite clinic said
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New Approach With Bone Marrow Transplants Cures Sickle Cell Disease
by
Medical Quack
Posted
Thu 10 Dec 2009 7:52am
Patients need donor but with the new process not all of the patient’s bone marrow is killed, just part by using radiation. The new process eliminates much of the chemotherapy and is targeted for children. The regenerated bone marrow end up being a combination of both the donor and the patient. The earlier it can be done, the potential less
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Bone Marrow Transplant
by
Italianwarrior
Posted
Tue 10 Nov 2009 8:08pm
2 Comments
My name is Teri and my husband has Acute Myelogenous Leukemia. He will be spending his 43rd birthday in the hospital. He had a bone marrow transplant on October 9. He's had some complications since the BMT like fevers, pneumonia, Graft vs. Host and what seems like I list that goes on forever. I spend most of my time at his bedside. It gets a little
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