A bone marrow transplant, also called a blood stem cell transplant or BMT, can treat many diseases. For some diseases, BMT is the only potential cure. There are over 70 diseases that can be treated by BMT. Some of them are listed here.
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)
Hodgkin lymphoma
Hurler syndrome
Krabbe disease (Globoid-Cell Leukodystrophy)
Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD)
Multiple myeloma
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)
Severe aplastic anemia
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
Sickle cell disease (SCD)
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS)
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