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First bone marrow transplant was performed in Kyrgyzstan— Sultan Stambekov
The first bone marrow transplant was successfully performed in Kyrgyzstan. The Head of the Pediatric Oncology Department of the National Center of Maternal and Child Welfare, Sultan Stambekov, posted.
It is known that on August 2, 2024 the National Center of Maternal and Child Welfare began performing autologous bone marrow transplants for the first time. The first patient was 14-year-old Maryam from Osh region, suffering from Hodgkin’s lymphoma. She was diagnosed in 2019.
During a bone marrow transplant, specialists replace damaged cells with healthy ones. Donor cells are used for the transplant.
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