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My 5 months old baby is diagnosed with thalassemia major. I want his permanent treatment with BMT. But he has no siblings. How can it done soon.
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Sorry to know that Few things Get a high resolution hla typing This is can be searched for what is called as matched unrelated donor transplant which has 60 to 70 percent success and is a 10/10 match Watch for leukoreduced blood Iron over load Hepatitis b vaccination It can be done at 1 year of age Do no�t worry.
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