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2. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation - Wikipedia

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   Number of procedures. [edit] In 2006, 50,417 first HSCTs were recorded worldwide, according to a global survey of 1,327 centers in 71 countries conducted by the Worldwide Network for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. Of these, 28,901 (57%) were autologous and 21,516 (43%) were allogeneic (11,928 from family donors and 9,588 from unrelated donors).

3. Donor from ‘down the road’ saved my life after global search

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   Oliver Slow - BBC News. September 21, 2024 at 5:00 AM. A blood cancer survivor has said there can "never be enough words" to express thanks to a stem cell donor in Australia who saved her life ...

4. Stem cell laws and policy in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The donor must also be informed of the procedures that the embryo would undergo in the derivation process, and that the stem cell lines derived from the embryo may be kept for many years. In addition, the donors must be informed that the donation is not made with direction regarding the intended use of the derived stem cells, and the research ...

5. Peripheral stem cell transplantation - Wikipedia

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   Peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT), also called "Peripheral stem cell support", [1] is a method of replacing blood-forming stem cells.Stem cells can be destroyed through cancer treatments such as chemotherapy or radiation, as well as any blood-related diseases, such as leukemia, lymphoma, neuroblastoma and multiple myeloma. [2]

6. Hematopoietic stem cell - Wikipedia

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   Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the transplantation of multipotent hematopoietic stem cells, usually derived from bone marrow, peripheral blood, or umbilical cord blood. [16] [17] [13] It may be autologous (the patient's own stem cells are used), allogeneic (the stem cells come from a donor) or syngeneic (from an identical twin).

7. Savior sibling - Wikipedia

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   Savior sibling. A savior baby, savior sibling, or donor baby is a child who is conceived in order to provide a stem cell transplant to a sibling that is affected with a fatal disease, such as cancer or Fanconi anemia, that can best be treated by hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.