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Emirati boy, 8, has new lease on life after transplant from sibling

ABU DHABI // An eight-year-old Emirati boy born with a genetic disease can now lead a normal life thanks to medical foresight and a good decision made by his parents. Zayed Alhammadi had Beta Thalassaemia Major (BTM) diagnosed at birth, a blood disorder that can cause severe anaemia, poor growth and skeletal abnormalities during infancy.

ABSTRACT Background Allogeneic stem cell transplantation is the only curative option for patients with hereditary bone marrow failure syndromes Umbilical cord blood is an alternative stem cell source for allotransplantation. Design and Methods This multicenter, retrospective study is based on data reported to Eurocord Registry about patients with hereditary bone marrow failure syndrome who received umbilical cord blood transplantation

Deirdre Fernand, The Sunday Times - Britain

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BBC Video, cord blood used successfully to support a stem cell transplant  treatment of a young boy at Duke University Hospital USA

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Issue: Volume 17, Number 4

The authors report on three children with beta-thalassemia major, class II, III, and III according to the Pesaro classification, with a body weight of 16, 62, and 50 kg, respectively, who received grafts using both umbilical cord blood (UCB) and bone marrow (BM) stem cells from their HLA-matched siblings...

Diagnosed at birth with aplastic anemia, Titus Chang was saved by a cord blood transplant from his newborn brother.

Diagnosed at birth with Sickle Cell Anemia, Joseph Davis Jr. was saved by the stem cell rich cord blood of his newborn brother Isaac.

The Beam family's pediatrician said it was just a stomach virus and that 5 yr. old Tyrone would soon be himself again. But when his illness worsened, further diagnosis revealed the tragic news...

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A British boy with a rare blood disorder has been successfully given stem cells from his perfect match "designer baby" brother...

A patient with a rare genetic form of anemia is getting by without blood transfusions after experimental gene therapy, French and U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.

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Gene Therapy to Cure Thalassaemia

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A woman who was given permission to have embryo screening treatment in a bid to save her son is carrying the UK's first "designer baby"...

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – A hematologist-oncologist in Ali Asghar Hospital in Tehran has successfully carried out the second autologous transplant for aplastic anemia child patient.

The inaugural Cord Blood Industry Report from the Parent's Guide to Cord Blood Foundation reveals that sibling transplants for thalassemia are becoming the dominant allogeneic therapy with cord blood from family banks.

A unique for Bulgaria transplantation of stem cells from umbilical cord will take place at Sofia's Hospital for active treatment of children with oncohematological diseases. The operation, which will be executed in Bulgaria for the first time...

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Two Reports Presented at Transplantation Medicine Meeting Underscore the Important Role of Private Cord Blood Banking in Advancing Both Traditional Transplant and Regenerative Therapies...

Elizabeth Fernandez, Chronicle Staff Writer

Children with sickle cell disease were cured following umbilical cord blood transplants from their siblings, according to findings reported Thursday in Washington, D.C., by doctors from Children's Hospital Oakland...

Antonella Cremonese

Pavia, first operation of its kind in the world. Cells transplanted from placenta of two brothers. MILAN - A five-year-old boy has been cured of Thalassaemia with stem cells taken from the umbilical cord blood of his two brothers, who are twins.