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Originally Posted by Uk2013
I'm unsure as to why the doctors don't test his immediate family for a match like uncles cousins as he has a large extended family
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Hi Uk2013,
They don't test family other than siblings because the odds of them being a full match is about equal to the general population, and the cost of doing the genetic testing is high. Of course, the extended family could always join the marrow registry and than they will be included in the pool.
I hope your cousin's counts start to improve. Look for even slight changes as a positive sign...like increased time between transfusions.
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55 yo female, dx 9/08, AA/hypo-MDS, subclinical PNH, ATG/CsA 12/08, partial response. small trisomy 6 clone, low-dose cyclosporine dependent
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