Managing a Thalassemia Patient As we know, there is no cure for Thalassemia, other than taking the risk of a Bone Marrow Transplant. A Thalassemia patient may need to spend their entire life with this disorder. In order to be able to lead a healthy life, there are some set of precautions that one can …
Haploidentical donors The haploidentical donors are those donors whose (Human leukocyte antigen) HLA matches with the patient. HLA is a protein that is found on all cells of our body. This protein in our immune system tells the difference between our own cells and foreign cells. The closer the HLA match between a donor and …
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The ultimate cure for Thalassemia is getting bone marrow transplant done. A bone marrow transplant is a medical procedure performed to replace bone marrow that has been damaged or destroyed by disease, infection, or chemotherapy. This procedure involves transplanting blood stem cells, which travel to the bone marrow where they produce new blood cells and …
