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Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

A 4-year-old boy was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, where the likelihood of death is considered 'very high.' The pediatric oncologist treating the boy learned that his mother wa...

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Adult Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

The use of cord blood stem cells to treat acute myelogenous leukemia extends beyond children. In 2003, a 52-year-old mother of two sons was diagnosed with the disease and underwent two rounds...

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Hurler’s Syndrome

A 1-year-old Danish boy was diagnosed with Hurler’s syndrome, a life-threatening disease characterized by progressive deterioration of the central nervous syste...

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Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Syndrome

A six-month-old boy was admitted to the emergency room with perforated lungs resulting from complications associated with respiratory syncytial virus and pneumo...

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Bone Cancer and Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Doctors in St. Louis, Missouri, diagnosed a young girl with osteosarcoma, or bone cancer, in her leg weeks before her 9th birthday. As part of her treatment, she received fourteen months of e...