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What makes it so impractical? Isn't a bone marrow transplant just an injection with the new cells? It doesn't even require surgery right? Disclaimer: I don't

• hugh 18y ago
  I'm no expert either, but I think the problem is that suitable donors are extremely rare -- and most of them would prefer not to give up their bone marrow to some random stranger, thanks very much. update: Oh, and a bone marrow transplant is a horrible procedure which kills 30% of recipients.
  • rms 18y ago
    Yeah... for it to work you basically have to completely destroy the immune system of the transplant target and they recover in a bubble.
    • kylec 18y ago
      The way I see it AIDS will do that on its own, so you might as well give it a shot.
      • rms 18y ago
        AIDS perhaps, but anyone that could afford to pay for a treatment like this is unlikely to have progressed past HIV, as they could surely afford the best current treatments.
  • ComputerGuru 18y ago
    Also, unlike other kinds of donations, bone marrow transplants are a bit more taxing on the donor. It's a painful procedure that requires a hospital stay for donor and recipient, and it's really complicated. To put things in perspective, it's physically easier to donate a kidney than bone marrow.
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