Now used in treatment of other diseases as well, the autologous bone marrow transplant in which the patient is his own donor is far more common than is the allogeneic transplant in which another person donates bone marrow to the patient. Increasingly, peripheral blood stem cell harvest and transplant is used either in place of or in addition to the autologous bone marrow transplant, and the pre-treatment patient may soon not be his only possible donor as the use of stem cells harvested from umbilical cord blood is more heavily investigated. Bibliography lists 41 sources. A 7 page overview of the disease and its cause. Includes information regarding the geographic and demographic occurrence of the disease and the severity of its symptoms.
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A 6 page overview of the genetic condition referred to as sickle cell anemia. Discusses the effects of the condition on hemoglobin and the body's red blood cell. Defines crises and methods of treatment. Emphasizes that education is the key both to reducing the frequency of the disease and also to prolonging the lives of those who have it. Bibliography lists 4 sources.