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For what reason we cannot do bone marrow transplantation for a patient with hepatitis c virus?

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It is an Infection: Patients have to be totally well and have healthy organs before bone marrow transplant can be done safely. During this procedure the immune system will be compromised; so any infection will get worse and spread leading to a high chance of mortality.

Answered 1/2/2014

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