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bone marrow transplant

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bone marrow transplant: see bone marrow Bone marrow transplantation is a technique that infuses healthy bone marrow into a patient whose bone marrow is defective. The transplant can be autologous, consisting of bone marrow removed from the patient, treated, and then reinserted, or it can be allogeneic, consisting of
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The researchers now report that 52 people who had severe GVHD after a previous bone marrow transplant have undergone the novel procedure.
He remembers how aggressive Myrna's cancer was and said he knew a bone marrow transplant was possibly the only cure.
The research team has identified a type of white cell, known as a natural killer T-cell, which is critical in eradicating leukaemia after a bone marrow transplant.
 
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