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Bone marrow is the spongy tissue inside some of your bones, such as your hip and thigh bones. It contains immature cells, called stem cells. The stem cells can develop into the red blood cells that carry oxygen through your body, the white blood cells that fight infections, and the platelets that help with blood clotting.
If you have a bone marrow disease, there are problems with the stem cells or how they develop. Leukemia is a cancer in which the bone marrow produces abnormal white blood cells. With aplastic anemia, the bone marrow doesn't make red blood cells. Other diseases, such a lymphoma, can spread into the bone marrow and affect the production of blood cells. Other causes of bone marrow disorders include your genetic makeup and environmental factors.
Symptoms of bone marrow diseases vary. Treatments depend on the disorder and how severe it is. They might involve medicines, blood transfusions or a bone marrow transplant.
Antibodies and Therapy - Article on the history of vaccination, the role of the humoral response in organ and bone marrow transplantation, leukaemia and lymphoma, and rheumatoid disease. Includes links to laboratories at the Therapeutic Antibody Centre, Oxford, UK.
Aplastic Anemia Answer Book: MEdIC - - Patient information about this disease and all aspects of bone marrow. Diagnoses, treatment and some helpful hints are offered.
Essential Thrombocythemia - Information on diagnosis, treatment, and management of rare bone marrow disease affecting platelets
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin - Pediatric specialists specialize in congenital heart disease, pediatric heart, lung and bone marrow transplantation, pain management, and other pediatric diagnoses and treatment.
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin - Pediatric specialists specialize in congenital heart disease, pediatric heart, lung and bone marrow transplantation, pain management, and other pediatric diagnoses and treatment.
Bone Marrow Transplant Specialists - Biligual English/Spanish website from a Bone Marrow transplant program. A lot of original information on BM transplantation and diseases.
Goldman Philanthropic Partnerships - A private foundation raising funds through venture philanthropy to support innovative research and exceptional treatment options for catastrophic diseases, especially blood and bone marrow cancers.
National Marrow Donor Program - Headquarters for this non-profit organization providing bone marrow, blood stem cell, and umbilical cord blood transplants for patients around the world from volunteer donors to patients with leukemia, aplastic anemia, and other potentially life-threatening blood diseases. The NMDP also conducts research projects.
The Aplastic Anaemia Trust - Charity dedicated to research into aplastic anaemia or bone marrow failure. Information on the disease and support group.
Bone Marrow Transplant Program - Overview, list of diseases treated, profiles on medical staff, and links to other cancer sites.