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Any noncancer reasons for a bone marrow transplant?
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Yes: Not only for blood cancer, bone marrow transplant is also done for other congenital blood diseases like sickle cell anemia, thalassemia major, diamond-blackfan's anemia, - aplastic anemia etc - as well as disease like childhood autoimmune disease etc.
Answered 1/5/2019
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Yes: In addition to those conditions previously mentioned, bmt is used for children with immunodeficiencies and metabolic disorders.
Answered 12/29/2012
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Yes: Benign hematological diseases, sickle cell , thalassemia, aplastic anemia Rheumatological diseases Multiple sclerosis
Answered 7/20/2017
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Wondering about what can be the reason of bone marrow mudullary hypoplasia culullarity 25 % what's reason behind this tell me the execption please?
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