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2. Thymus transplantation - Wikipedia

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   Second, a thymus transplantation can cause a non-donor T cell-related GVHD because the recipients thymocytes would use the donor thymus cells as models when going through the negative selection to recognize self-antigens, and could therefore still mistake own structures in the rest of the body for being non-self. This is a rather indirect GVHD ...

3. Graft-versus-host disease - Wikipedia

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   Graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) is a syndrome, characterized by inflammation in different organs. GvHD is commonly associated with bone marrow transplants and stem cell transplants. White blood cells of the donor's immune system which remain within the donated tissue (the graft) recognize the recipient (the host) as foreign (non-self).

4. Gift of Life Marrow Registry - Wikipedia

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   Bone Marrow: [9] Marrow is found in the hollow cavities of the body's large bones. Donation involves withdrawing 2-3 percent of the donor's total marrow from the iliac crest of the hip, posterior aspect of the donor's pelvic bone. There is no cutting or stitching. The procedure involves a needle aspiration, performed using an anesthetic.

5. Why gene therapy for sickle cell is slow to catch on with ...

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   Until now, the only potential cure for sickle cell disease was a bone marrow transplant, but it is hard to find matched donors for that procedure, which also requires chemotherapy. There is a risk ...

6. How Is Multiple Myeloma (MM) Treated? - AOL

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   Multiple myeloma (MM) is a form of blood cancer that begins in bone marrow cells called plasma cells. Abnormal plasma cells begin to grow very quickly, preventing bone marrow from making healthy ...

7. Organ transplantation - Wikipedia

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   Organ transplantation is a medical procedure in which an organ is removed from one body and placed in the body of a recipient, to replace a damaged or missing organ. The donor and recipient may be at the same location, or organs may be transported from a donor site to another location. Organs and/or tissues that are transplanted within the same ...