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[apocalypsos]

Just out of curiosity, does anybody know of a website that explains bone marrow transplants in a really understandable way? Basically, something easy enough for an idiot who has a hard time with medical terminology -- *user whistles and tries to pretend this is absolutely not her* -- to understand.

It's for research purposes for a story, but I basically just need enough information to know the basics, since it's only a minor plot point to spur the story along.


If there is a doctor in the house, would you be able to tell when testing a sibling for a bone marrow transplant whether or not he/she was a blood relation? Like say, if a child had been raised not knowing he/she was adopted, and a sibling needed a transplant, and he/she got tested, would they be able to tell that they weren't from the same gene pool or just that they weren't a match?

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[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

It's pretty easy to prove whether you're related to someone or not via a blood test, but you have to be looking for it- it's not something that would automatically turn up. §

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I'm going to have to figure out another way to do this, then. Urgh.

*user pokes her story with a sharp stick to get it to change all on its own*

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

And while you're at it, could you figure out a way to get the coffee out of my keyboard, whence I spilled it upon noticing your latest icon? Twisted brilliance.

(Maybe the doctor was curious?)(

[kitarra.livejournal.com]

Well it is sorta possible to tell via blood test but its not easy.

A blood test could rule out family relations. For instance if the rest of the family was of a recessive blood type and the tested child was of a dominant blood type like O.

It would mean that both parents would be tested and both kids.

In general when they test for bone marrow compatibility they not only check for blood type but also for Rh and different blood factors.

Just because someone is family doesn't mean they will match.

-Kit