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Originally Posted by Marlene
So do you have to deal with GVHD being that you brother's BM is identical? I would think this the ideal scenario for anyone getting a BMT.
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You'd think so, Marlene, but do you remember Gina, who sometimes posts here and on Aplastic Central? She is the mother of identical twin boys and said that initially they rejected her son's twin as a donor because it would increase his chance of relapse. She was floored because she had assumed, as we all would, that it was a no-brainer. They did say that the risk of GVHD was practically nil, though. In the end they went with it because there was no other suitable donor. Last I heard he was doing well, but we haven't heard from her in a while. Maybe she will check in here.
Dennis, I read on another thread that you are 35 now, so I guess you didn't relapse! It's always good to hear of long term successes.