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Bone marrow transplant, also called hematopoietic stem cell transplant, is the therapeutic treatment in which a diseased bone marrow is replaced with a "healthy one" in order to restore normal blood cell production.
The procedure is very complex and, in order to be performed, requires several conditions: among all, a good state of health of the patient (in spite of the disease, which afflicts him) and the impracticability of any other alternative intervention.
Figure: hematopoiesis starting from totipotent stem cells. Different types of stem cells derive from these, including hematopoietic ones. Hematopoietic stem cells have the gift of replicating continuously and of choosing whether to become red blood cells, white blood cells or platelets. From the site: www.liceotorricelli.it
The risks associated with the procedure are numerous and by no means negligible. Therefore, before proceeding with a bone marrow transplant, it is good to make sure that all the ideal conditions for its implementation are in place.
