SKIMS performs first unrelated stem cell transplant
Srinagar, June 23, June 24 -- In a major breakthrough for advanced transplant medicine in India, Kashmir top tertiary care hospital Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) has successfully performed its first Matched Unrelated Donor (MUD) Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant, saving the life of a three-year-old child suffering from the rare and potentially fatal immune disorder Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). The milestone transplant was made possible through an international donor match from Poland.The life-saving procedure was carried out on a three-year-old child. The stem cell donor was identified through an international registry and matched from Poland after no suitable donor was found within the patient's famil...
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