First Blood Stem Cell Transplant For A Thalassaemia Major Patient - World Record
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Science and Technology - First Surgical Operations
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On 7 Sep 1995, the world’s first peripheral blood stem cell transplant was carried out on four-year-old Thalassaemia Major patient, Joshua Soong Chuan Shen at SGH. In this case, stem cells were extracted from the donor’s blood instead of the traditional method via the bone marrow.
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