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JeffKinzer

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Transplant Question

« on: February 20, 2009, 03:03:49 PM »

Anyone know of any hospitals in the US, that are starting/experimenting with Chemo Therapy for 10 days (or plasma pheresis(sp)), to destroy the recipients immune system, then transplanted either adult stem cells or bone marrow from the donor, to regrow an immune system, then doing the transplant, reducing or almost eliminating the need for rejection medicines?


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Re: Transplant Question

« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2009, 03:37:02 PM »

It's been tested in a small group - more info here http://ihatedialysis.com/forum/index.php?topic=12350.0


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