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Treating aplastic anemia involves suppression of the [[immune system]], an effect achieved by daily [[medicine]] intake, or, in more severe cases, a [[bone marrow transplant]], a potential cure but a risky procedure. The transplanted bone marrow replaces the failing bone marrow cells with new ones from a matching donor. The [[pluripotency|pluripotent]] stem cells in the bone marrow reconstitute all three blood cell lines, giving the patient a new immune system, red blood cells, and platelets. However, besides the risk of graft failure, there is also a risk that the newly created white blood cells may attack the rest of the body ("[[graft-versus-host disease]]"). | Treating aplastic anemia involves suppression of the [[immune system]], an effect achieved by daily [[medicine]] intake, or, in more severe cases, a [[bone marrow transplant]], a potential cure but a risky procedure. The transplanted bone marrow replaces the failing bone marrow cells with new ones from a matching donor. The [[pluripotency|pluripotent]] stem cells in the bone marrow reconstitute all three blood cell lines, giving the patient a new immune system, red blood cells, and platelets. However, besides the risk of graft failure, there is also a risk that the newly created white blood cells may attack the rest of the body ("[[graft-versus-host disease]]"). | ||
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Overview
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Surgery and Device Based Therapy
Treating aplastic anemia involves suppression of the immune system, an effect achieved by daily medicine intake, or, in more severe cases, a bone marrow transplant, a potential cure but a risky procedure. The transplanted bone marrow replaces the failing bone marrow cells with new ones from a matching donor. The pluripotent stem cells in the bone marrow reconstitute all three blood cell lines, giving the patient a new immune system, red blood cells, and platelets. However, besides the risk of graft failure, there is also a risk that the newly created white blood cells may attack the rest of the body ("graft-versus-host disease").