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Apurva Sanade, 12, underwent bone marrow transplant. (Express photo) Apurva Sanade, 12, underwent bone marrow transplant. Run by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in Borivali and funded by private donors and the chief minister’s relief fund, the bone marrow transplant — a life-saving procedure that replaces damaged bone marrow with healthy one, costing Rs 15 lakh or more — has become accessible for the economically disadvantaged. Since 2017, when the centre started to treat thalassemia, sickle cell, haemophilia, blood cancer and other blood-related disorders, two children have undergone bone marrow transplant (BMT). Her younger brother Aryan (9) donated his bone marrow..