The first Thalassemia bone marrow transplant in Vietnam was performed from maternal bone marrow.

Hue Central Hospital successfully performed a Thalassemia bone marrow transplant from a biological mother, opening up a new treatment method for children with thalassemia.

On the evening of September 8th, Hue Central Hospital announced that it had successfully performed an allogeneic bone marrow transplant to treat thalassemia (a congenital blood disorder) in a child, using bone marrow from the child's biological mother with an incompatible blood type.

The child's health is now stable and they were discharged today. This is the third allogeneic bone marrow transplant for Thalassemia with blood group incompatibility performed at the hospital.

This is also the first thalassemia bone marrow transplant in Vietnam performed using bone marrow taken from the mother.

(VNA/Vietnam+)

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/ca-ghep-tuy-thalassemia-dau-tien-o-viet-nam-duoc-thuc-hien-tu-nguon-tuy-tu-me-post1060730.vnp