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21Feb/16

Sister’s bone marrow cures Thalassemia in 26-year old – The Hindu


The Hindu

Sister’s bone marrow cures Thalassemia in 26-year old
The Hindu
The transplants are usually done between related donors (siblings), matched unrelated donors (non-family members) or Haploidentical donors (parents). Sharing his experience in fighting the disease, a much relieved Saket thanked the doctor and his
Sisters bone marrow cures Thalassemia in 26year old | Bengaluru NYOOOZNYOOOZ

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20Feb/16

London Fire Brigade backs appeal to find stem cell donor for firefighters young son – Evening Standard


Evening Standard

London Fire Brigade backs appeal to find stem cell donor for firefighters young son
Evening Standard
The parents of a four-year-old boy diagnosed with leukaemia have launched an urgent appeal to find a stem cell donor – with London Fire Brigade (LFB) throwing their weight behind the campaign. Tommy Simpson, the son of a LFB firefighter who works at
London Fire Brigade backs donor appeal for firefighter’s son who has cancerITV News

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19Feb/16

‘Save the life of our beautiful little boy’: #Match4Tommy donor drive to take place in Croydon – South West Londoner


South West Londoner

‘Save the life of our beautiful little boy’: #Match4Tommy donor drive to take place in Croydon
South West Londoner
People of Tommy’s ethnicity have less than a 20% chance of finding an unrelated best possible match, with only 3% of donors on the UK stem cell register being mixed race. Tommy, who is an only child, has been receiving treatment at Great Ormond Street …

18Feb/16

JTCC Transplant Research Pioneer Robert Korngold, Ph.D., Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From American … – PR Newswire (press release)

JTCC Transplant Research Pioneer Robert Korngold, Ph.D., Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From American
PR Newswire (press release)
Dr. Korngold’s groundbreaking study had a profound impact on the future course of clinical treatment for patients undergoing transplantation from matched sibling or unrelated matched donors. “Dr. Korngold has been a leader and innovator in

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18Feb/16

Search for a donor to save Stratford firefighter’s son with leukaemia – Newham Recorder


Newham Recorder

Search for a donor to save Stratford firefighter’s son with leukaemia
Newham Recorder
This means Tommy has a less than 20 percent chance of finding an unrelated match. Now his parents Nigel and Maxine are desperately appealing for people who have mixed white northern European heritage with black African or black Caribbean ancestry …