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hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
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hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Hematology A therapy in which defective hematopoietic cells are replaced with normal BM cells after chemotherapy and/or RT Indications AML, breast CA, CML, germ cell tumors, lymphoma, myelodysplastic syndrome, myeloma, neuroblastoma, ovarian CA, Wilms' tumor; nonmalignant lesions–congenital metabolic diseases, SCID
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Researchers say the greater supply of stem cells in placentas will likely increase the chance that a human leukocyte antigen, or HLA, matched unit of stem cells engrafts, making stem cell transplants available to more people, and more stem cells offer a greater chance of success.
Placenta stem cells offer new hope for curing chronic blood disorders by Townsend, Louise / Medical Laboratory Observer
Blood stem cell transplants are currently used to treat diseases such as leukemia, Hodgkin's lymphoma and aplastic anemia.
'Molecular key' to successful blood stem cell transplants identified by Asian News International
Umbilical cord-blood stem cell transplants are increasingly being used in preference to bone marrow for conditions such as leukaemia and thalassemia.
Virgin opens stem-cell bank in Qatar by TradeArabia (Manama, Bahrain)
 
 
 
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