which disease is cause by the inefficiency of bone marrow to produce adenosine deaminase ?how can these be treated ?
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(Medical Director Cure2Children Foundation-Italy and Program Director Sankalp People Tree Centre for Paediatric BMT Bangalore-India.)
May 2017
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Thalassemia - a disease of the bone marrowRegular transfusion, medication and chelation a mustBone Marrow Transplantation (BMT) - complete cure from ThalassemiaFinding donorsMatched sibling donor (MSD) transplantHaploidentical transplantMatched Unrelated transplants (MUD)HLA typing testGetting the reportsWhat if my child does not have a matchDoes getting a match mean that my child can be transplanted immediately?How much will it cost me?Why is BMT cost so variable?How do I choose the best centre?What factors influence the chance of success?Will my child go back to a normal life?My child seems to be doing well with supportive care and we are happy with our doctors, should we consider BMT?At our thalassemia center we were advised against BMT, how do I know who to believeI would like to have more children but am afraid to have another one with thalassemia, how can I avoid it?Should I store the placental cord blood if I become pregnant again?Donating bone marrow - process and involved risk for the donor.What about gene therapy?Our Partners
May 2017
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Thalassemia - a disease of the bone marrowRegular transfusion, medication and chelation a mustBone Marrow Transplantation (BMT) - complete cure from ThalassemiaFinding donorsMatched sibling donor (MSD) transplantHaploidentical transplantMatched Unrelated transplants (MUD)HLA typing testGetting the reportsWhat if my child does not have a matchDoes getting a match mean that my child can be transplanted immediately?How much will it cost me?Why is BMT cost so variable?How do I choose the best centre?What factors influence the chance of success?Will my child go back to a normal life?My child seems to be doing well with supportive care and we are happy with our doctors, should we consider BMT?At our thalassemia center we were advised against BMT, how do I know who to believeI would like to have more children but am afraid to have another one with thalassemia, how can I avoid it?Should I store the placental cord blood if I become pregnant again?Donating bone marrow - process and involved risk for the donor.What about gene therapy?Our Partners
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which disease is cause by the inefficiency of bone marrow to produce adenosine deaminase how can these be treated
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