This is fantastic news, Theresa. Thank your for sharing this article!
I know BMT is also now being considered more frequently for MS and other auto immune diseases, since those are caused by the our own immune systems attacking our body, By having an entirely new immune system, the old auto-immune response disappears with the conditioning chemo before transplant.
However, the procedure is extremely taxing on the body, not easily tolerated and comes with its own set of issues and side effects At this point it’s considered only with a great deal of caution. But it’s a godsend to those who have no other options.
It will be interesting to see how this might change in the future.

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