The Straight and Marrow
A show that discusses all things Allogeneic bone marrow transplant. From pre transplant considerations to survivorship using experiences of health care professionals patients & carers with current evidence to keep it straight. The Straight and Marrow podcast is sponsored by ARROW, the Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation.
The Straight and Marrow
Tricky Concepts; HLA Matching, Chimerisms and DLI
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Why aren’t all siblings a match for transplant? What do we mean by double organ transplant? How does the unrelated donor search work? What does this have to do with online dating? What happens if my chimerism is mixed? What is a donor lymphocyte infusion….
We take these questions to the head of transplant at Royal Melbourne Hospital and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre to help us understand these tricky concepts.
