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Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) & CAR-T Cell Therapy | Last Active: Nov 15, 2022 | Replies (68)Comment receiving replies
Us solid organ people have organ rejection. I found this very informative wiki - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transplant_rejection
It’s matching blood type I guess, or O. I have B neg., so guess my donor was a match. I still can’t get over that you have switched blood type and you have male DNA. I wonder how the Olympics commission would rule on you! I hope your donor had good genes!
Speaking of which, I have three autoimmune diseases. One of which destroyed my bile ducts, hence the liver transplant. And, it still will attack my new bile ducts eventually. And, one of the others is wrecking all kinds of new havoc on my body.
I wonder how stem cell recipients would react if they have an autoimmune disease.
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Having 2 sets of DNA, I always think it’s the perfect fodder for a murder mystery. Lol. My blood DNA is different than taking a swab sample from my mouth.
Your question about autoimmune disease and transplant: with the transplant of an immune system from an unrelated donor, our immune system is actually reset. Previous auto immune disease disappears. However, it’s not to say another auto immune disease doesn’t start in the new system. And believe me, the side effects are not minimal. Transplants for MS patients, etc., are being used more frequently but it is hella arduous and there’s a mortality rate associated with the procedure, along with aggressive chemo to clear the Martow and lymph system. So there is heavy consideration before it’s used as the “cure”.
I’m truly sorry to hear about your auto immune disease causing chronic issues with your liver.