Bone marrow transplant
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What is Bone marrow transplant?
A bone marrow transplant is a procedure that transplant healthy bone marrow into a patient whose bone marrow is not working properly. A bone marrow transplant may be done for several conditions including hereditary blood diseases, hereditary metabolic diseases, hereditary immune deficiencies, and various forms of cancer.
The healthy bone marrow may be taken from the patient prior to chemotherapy or radiation treatment (autograft), or it may be taken from a donor (allograft).
Alternative Names:
Transplant - bone marrow
Posts on Bone marrow transplant (568)
I received a bone marrow transplant in May 2008 and started developing genital warts (peria...
I was 29 years old when diagnosed with Waldenstrom's. The diagnosis was preceeded by a two-...
Sterile After Transplant - Leukemia & Lymphoma Community
- May 16, 2008
Hello Doctor,
I am writting this question on behalf of my mother. She was asked to be t...
Scleroderma - Dermatology Community
- Feb 26, 2008
anyone know?
any medical condition?
