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Can a diabetic patient be a bone marrow donor?
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Probably: Unless the diabetic patient has other complicating problems or an infection, there is no reason why they couldn't be a donor of bone marrow.
Answered 8/31/2018
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Yes: Diabetes doesn't affect bone marrow.
Answered 8/10/2018
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