What is a bone marrow transplant

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My aplastic anemia is hereditary. We have this kind of disease in our family. Conventional treatment can't achieve good results. It's best to rely on bone marrow transplantation. Let's take a look at what a bone marrow transplant is.

What is a bone marrow transplant

First of all: bone marrow transplantation, namely hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, is a treatment method for a series of diseases by intravenous infusion of hematopoietic stem cells and progenitor cells to reconstruct the normal hematopoietic and immune system of patients.

Secondly, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has replaced the term "bone marrow transplantation" to a certain extent, because hematopoietic stem cells not only come from bone marrow, but also can be mobilized into peripheral blood by hematopoietic factors, and can also come from umbilical cord blood. These hematopoietic stem cells can be used to reconstruct hematopoietic and immune system.

Finally, a series of blood and bone marrow tests should be done before transplantation to determine the diagnosis, type and state of the disease, so as to determine the appropriate pretreatment scheme, monitoring of primary diseases after transplantation and appropriate intervention strategies.

matters needing attention

With the improvement of transplantation technology, the curative effect has been gradually stabilized. At present, the difficulty of donor selection has become the main obstacle of transplantation. Although bone marrow transplantation has a very good effect, but the risk can not be ignored. It is best not to take this kind of operation when it is absolutely necessary.