Drug-Free Organ Transplants From Unrelated Donors 83
ananyo writes "Researchers have for the first time managed to give patients a complete bone marrow transplant from an unrelated donor. The recipients were also able to accept kidneys from the same donors without the need for immunosuppressive drugs. Normally, such transplants would trigger graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) — an often deadly complication that occurs when immune cells from an unrelated donor attack the transplant recipient's tissue. The researchers report that five of eight people who underwent the treatment were able to stop all immunosuppressive therapy within a year after their kidney and stem-cell transplants, four of which came from unrelated donors (abstract)."
Cousin or sister? -Re:Wish they had this years ago (Score:2, Funny)
My cousin/sister needed a transplant and it was a bear finding a donor.
Your sister is also your cousin?
in other news... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Cousin or sister? -Re:Wish they had this years (Score:5, Funny)
It's his half sister, birthed by his aunt. Interestingly, his cousin is also his wife. They like to keep it in the family, you see.