Medical Encyclopedia
Bone-marrow transplant - series: Indications
Bone-marrow transplants are performed for:
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deficiencies in red blood cells (aplastic anemia) and white blood cells (leukemia or lymphoma)
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aggressive cancer treatments (chemotherapy or radiation therapy)
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inherited (genetic) diseases (such as thalassemia)
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immune-system disorders (such as congenital neutropenia and severe-combined immunodeficiency syndrome)
Update Date: 6/10/2008
Updated by: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and James R. Mason, MD, Oncologist, Director, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program and Stem Cell Processing Lab, Scripps Clinic, Torrey Pines, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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