Brooklyn, NY
A 41-year-old female asked about a 16-year-old female:
My daughter has sickle cell anemia we tested for bone marrow transplant no matches is there anything else that might cure my daughter?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Robert Keimowitzanswered
Internal Medicine 58 years experience
Bone Marrow transpl: Ask your church community to host a blood drive and encourage people to be swabbed for the bone marrow transplant data base.
Cure of ss is only by marrow transplant. If more people are in the registry, you may find a match.
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Dr. Indira Sahdevanswered
54 years experience
I agree: I agree with Dr. Keimowitz's response. In order to expand the Bone Marrow Donor pool for you, you need to host a donor drive which you can do in your community.
Created for people with ongoing healthcare needs but benefits everyone.
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Last updated Sep 28, 2016
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