NMDP - Glossary
A common blood cell count measured after stem cell transplant. Neutrophils are responsible for much of the body's protection against infection. Two or more forms of a gene. A single allele for each gene location is inherited from each parent. For ... [... more]
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Reduced-Intensity Transplants
Information for patients about reduced-intensity transplants (also called non-myeloablative transplants). A reduced-intensity transplant is a bone marrow or cord blood transplant (also called a BMT) that uses less intense treatment to prepare for ... [... more]
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Organizations that Can Help: A Searchable Directory
Organizations That Can Help is the National Marrow Donor Program's directory of organizations that provide education and assistance to patients and family members. Resources include national, state and county programs. Search the database below ... [... more]
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National Marrow Donor Program
Information and resources for donors, patients and physicians about bone marrow and cord blood transplants and the latest news about the National Marrow Donor Program. When you become a bone marrow donor, you join the global movement of more than ... [... more]
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How to Understand NMDP Transplant Center Statistics
Explains the transplant center statistics in each NMDP transplant center listing. When you are choosing a transplant center for a bone marrow or cord blood transplant, you may want to compare the survival statistics at different centers. The ... [... more]
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Learning about Bone Marrow or Cord Blood Transplants
Information for patients about bone marrow, peripheral blood cell and cord blood transplants (also called BMT). A bone marrow or cord blood transplant (also called a BMT) may be a treatment option for your disease. Bone marrow or cord blood ... [... more]
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Cord Blood Transplants
Umbilical cord blood is playing an important and growing role in the treatment of leukemia and other life-threatening blood diseases. If you have been told a bone marrow transplant (BMT) is a possible treatment for your disease, a cord blood ... [... more]
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Evaluating Your Health Before Transplant
Information for patients about how transplant doctors will evaluate their health before a bone marrow or cord blood transplant (BMT). The decision to undergo a bone marrow or cord blood transplant (also called a BMT) can be stressful for you and ... [... more]
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Insurance and Transplant Coverage Information
Evaluating your health insurance plan when transplantation is a treatment option. If you and your doctor are considering a bone marrow or cord blood transplant (also called a BMT), then you may have a number of questions. You are probably ... [... more]
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Donation FAQs
Answers to common questions about the bone marrow donation process, risks, side effects and how bone marrow donors are matched to patients. For donors on the NMDP Registry. How are bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) donation different? [... more]
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Where to Donate Cord Blood
A complete list of the participating hospitals that actively collect cord blood units for the NMDP Cord Blood Banks. Donating cord blood is a generous gift from you and your baby that may change someone else's life. The list below shows hospitals ... [... more]
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Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) and Transplant
Information for patients about severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) and treatment with bone marrow or cord blood transplant (BMT). Severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) is the name for a group of inherited immune system disorders. SCID ... [... more]
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