Guests at wedding sign up for stem cell donation

Pune | Saturday | 15th December, 2018

Summary:

Blood stem cell donation can be a cure for patient suffering from blood cancer, thalasemia and 100 other blood disorders but there must be a match in HLA typing of both donors and patients for a successful blood stem cell transplantation. Her Bengaluru-based husband Harish had heard about blood stem cell donation a few years ago, and chose this special day to finally sign on the dotted line. Something similar happens in unrelated blood stem cell donation, where a complete unknown person becomes a ‘blood-relative’ for the patient suffering from fatal blood disordering in the form of a donor. “I actually wanted it that way only,” said Dr Niranjani, adding, “I want people to become aware of the process which is completely safe. NAGPUR: Every couple want their wedding to be unique, something that guests will remember for a long time..