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News items on 'Diamond-blackfan Syndrome'
Finding a cure
(BBC 10/02/2009)
The parents of a little boy with a rare blood disorder believe they have found a cure for him (essential amino acids) after his condition left doctors at a loss. Eight-year-old Reuben Grainger-Mead never received an exact diagnosis for his illness, but doctors thought it was similar to Diamond-Blackfan anaemia - in which the body fails to produce sufficient red blood cells.
How it took 1,500 blood donors to save one man
(The Scotsman 02/12/2008)
Mr Mack suffers from Blackfan Diamond Anaemia and now receives a three-pint top-up every three weeks. He got his first blood transfusion when he was only a few hours old. He said: "My message is: 'Please give blood immediately to prevent a donor deficit this Christmas.' I received my 1,500th pint last week, after my 500th visit to hospital.
Ethical dilemma
(BBC 05/08/2008)
Should a baby be risked to save her sister? [Diamond Blackfan Anaemia]
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