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First blood stem cell transplant for a Thalassaemia Major patient - World First |
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Science and Technology - medical milestones |
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On 7 Sept 1995, the world's first peripheral blood stem cell transplant from a matched unrelated donor to a Thalassaemia Major patient is carried out at the Singapore General Hospital on 4 year-old Joshua Soong Chuan Shen. In his case, the stem cells were extracted through the blood instead of the conventional method of extraction from the bone marrow. |
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