Word: donor
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...That [success] proved the basis fortransplantation was a solid one," said FriedmanProfessor of Pathology emeritus Gustave J. Dammin,the pathologist who used skin grafts--smallsamples of the twins' skin--to determine that thecompatibility between donor and recipient wasperfect...
...thought the needle would be a lot bigger," said first-time donor Andy G. Larson '93 just after the nurse withdrew the needle from his arm, "but it went by quickly...
...average time for the complete process was one hour. Each donor gives one unit of blood, which then can be used by three people...
Jean-Pierre Bosze is not likely to be alive a year from now if he does not receive a bone-marrow transplant. Diagnosed with leukemia in 1988, the 12- year-old boy from Hoffman Estates, Ill., has searched in vain for a suitable donor. His father Tamas, his mother and other relatives have had their blood tested, but none has the right type. His doctors have consulted the National Marrow Donor Program of 180,000 potential donors, but the odds of unrelated people matching...
Last month an Illinois judge ruled that forcing a donation would violate the twins' right to privacy. The risk is relatively small; doctors withdraw the marrow through a needle from the donor's hipbone. But Curran's lawyers argue that there is always the chance of complications. "I do not want to see my children in pain," says Curran. "My priority in this is my children...