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  2. Bone marrow failure - Wikipedia

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    Bone marrow failure in both children and adults can be either inherited or acquired. Inherited bone marrow failure is often the cause in young children, while older children and adults may acquire the disease later in life. [3] Acquired bone marrow failure may be due to aplastic anemia [4] or myelodysplastic syndrome.

  3. Acute radiation syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Irreversible stem cell damage in the bone marrow is the first life-threatening effect of intense radiation exposure and therefore one of the most important bodily elements to protect. Due to the regenerative property of hematopoietic stem cells , it is only necessary to protect enough bone marrow to repopulate the exposed areas of the body with ...

  4. Bone marrow suppression - Wikipedia

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    The decrease in blood cell counts does not occur right at the start of chemotherapy because the drugs do not destroy the cells already in the bloodstream (these are not dividing rapidly). Instead, the drugs affect new blood cells that are being made by the bone marrow. [4] When myelosuppression is severe, it is called myeloablation. [5]

  5. Mia Hamm's brother died following complications from a bone ...

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    Now Hamm is partnering with the pharmaceutical company Incyte on a campaign to spread awareness about another potential complication of bone marrow transplants: graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).

  6. Bone marrow - Wikipedia

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    Bone marrow is a semi-solid tissue found within the spongy (also known as cancellous) portions of bones. [2] In birds and mammals, bone marrow is the primary site of new blood cell production (or haematopoiesis). [3] It is composed of hematopoietic cells, marrow adipose tissue, and supportive stromal cells.

  7. Myelodysplastic syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Indicators of a poor prognosis: Advanced age; severe neutropenia or thrombocytopenia; high blast count in the bone marrow (20–29%) or blasts in the blood; Auer rods; absence of ringed sideroblasts; abnormal localization or immature granulocyte precursors in bone marrow section; completely or mostly abnormal karyotypes, or complex marrow ...

  8. Polychromasia - Wikipedia

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    The liver is then used as the main hematopoietic organ of the embryo until near birth, where it is then taken over by the bone marrow. [5] Most red blood cells are released into the blood as reticulocytes. Polychromasia occurs when the immature reticulocytes of the bone marrow are released, resulting in a grayish blue color of the cells.

  9. 150 corny Halloween jokes both kids and adults will love this ...

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    Why didn’t the skeleton dance at the party? He had no body to dance with. Here are 150 Halloween jokes to use on your friends and family this October.