First patient cured of rare blood disorder

Mark Levy, pictured with his sister, is the first patient known to be cured of congenital dyserythropoietic anemia, a rare blood disorder. Using a technique that avoids the use of high-dose chemotherapy and radiation in preparation for a stem cell transplant, physicians at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System have documented the first cure of an adult patient with congenital dyserythropoietic anemia. CDA is a rare blood disorder in which the body does not produce enough red blood cells, causing progressive organ damage and early death. The transplant technique is unique because it...