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Unique Bone Marrow Transplant Said to Cure Sickle Cell
Date:11/14/2008

housands of patients with severe sickle cell disease," Krishnamurti said.

Sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disorder, affects about 80,000 people in the United States, primarily blacks. The disease can cause agonizing pain, strokes, damage to internal organs, and a shortened life expectancy.

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The March of Dimes has more about sickle cell disease.



-- Robert Preidt



SOURCES: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, news release, Nov. 7, 2008


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