BMT and heredity

watergirl6's picture

I understand that bone marrow transplants can cure the individual being treated, but since BMT treats the neurophils and not the gene, does that mean the CGD gene can still be passed on by those who have been "cured?"


Submitted by watergirl6 on Thu, 2008-10-30 15:34. categories [ ] login or register to post comments
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Submitted by tessie on Thu, 2008-11-20 14:57.

My son Jordan will have a bmt in February at Texas Children's in Houston and his immunologist up there told me that after being cured he needed to have counseling when he got older  so that Jordan would know the risks involved.... meaning  that his daughters could have the gene to be carriers.  I hope this answers your question.

Trust in God.....    

Tessie