Bone Marrow

• Is the soft organic material that fills the cavities of the long bones
• Bone Marrow produces:
  • Red blood cells that carry oxygen
  • White blood cells that fight infection
  • Platelets that help stop bleeding
• The best treatment for Aplastic Anemia is to replace the diseased marrow with healthy marrow from a matched donor Types of Transplants
• Allogenic - Matched Family Members
• Autologus - Matched Unrelated Donor (MUD) Some Diseases & Conditions Using Bone Marrow Transplants
• Aplastic Anemia
• Fanconi's Anemia
• Swachman-Diamond Disease
• Ewing 's Sarcoma
• Myodysplasia
• Hurlers Syndrome
• Acute Non-Lymphoblastic (granulocytic) Leukemia
• Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
• Acute Monocytic Leukemia (AMOL)
• Acute Promylocytic Leukemia (APL)
• Chronic Myelogenus Leukemia (CML)
• Soft Tissue & Bone Tumours
• Brain Tumours

New research may have outdated this information, use for general purpose only! Always check with your doctor first!!!

Donor Profile

• If you are between the ages of 17 - 50 and are in good health, you can be a donor
• Bone marrow type is not determined by your blood group
• Your chances of being a match ranges from one in 4,000 to one in 750,000
• 8 antigens are needed to make a full match
• Following an information session two vials of blood are drawn - one vial is tested for Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA)-typing, the other vial is tested for the last two antigen matches by DR / DNA typing
• If you are a match, a litre of your bone marrow & blood is collected from the pelvis under general anaesthetic: the bone marrow taken is replenished in a few weeks

New research may have outdated this information, use for general purpose only! Always check with your doctor first!!!