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Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS)

Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is a rare disorder that usually occurs after an infection affecting approximately 1 out of 100,000 people. GBS can affect anyone at any age as well as affecting both men and women equally. It usually presents after a viral infection in the respiratory or digestive tract…

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Bone marrow transplants

Bone marrow transplants are complicated proceedures that carry significant risks of complications. Bone marrow transplants are used to replace bone marrow that has been damaged or destroyed. Specifically it replaces the “stem cells” in the marrow. Stem cell are the cells that produces all the other blood cells…

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Sickle Cell Anemia

Sickle cell anemia also referred to as sickle cell disease, is an inherited blood disorder known as an autosomal recessive genetic blood disorder. This means that in order to develop sickle cell anemia you have to inherit two abnormal genes, one from each parent. Sickle cell anemis is the most common of the inherited blood disorders…

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