A member asked:

Can a child donate bone marrow to a parent? at what age would a child have enough to donate?

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Dr. Liawaty Ho answered

Specializes in Hematology and Oncology

Not for the parents: A child is not a good donor for his/her parents.A child has half genetic pattern from his mother and another half from his father. So, a childl will not be a full match for the parents .It'd be better for the parents to get a donor either from their siblings or from unrelated donor or from cord blood donor.Pediatric donors are only utilized for autologous collection or donation to sibling.

Answered 1/30/2018

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