Transplant girl's blood change a 'miracle' - National - smh.com.au - http://www.smh.com.au/news...
Dec 7, 2012
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"SHE'S got purple highlights in her hair and bright blue fingernails, but to doctors at the Children's Hospital at Westmead, Demi-Lee Brennan is a one-in-6 billion miracle. The 15-year-old liver transplant patient is the first person in the world to take on the immune system and blood type of her donor, negating the need to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of her life."
- Tudor Bosman
It would be all kinds of awesome if we could understand how this happened and we could reproduce it reliably.
- Tudor Bosman
I imagine the conversations at the hospital to have been something like an episode of House MD.
- Spidra Webster
Does this mean she won't need anti-rejection drugs?
- Melly #FForever
Melly: that is what the article says: "Demi-Lee, who has now been off all immuno-suppressants for 3½ years, is playing sport and working towards her school certificate."
- Tudor Bosman
Ooops, sorry!
- Melly #FForever
Wow, that is so amazing. What a gift for her!
- Jennifer Dittrich
She could become a super villain!!!
- Johnny
Incredible.
- Ubikindred
Wow.
- Starmama
That is amazing!
- WoH: Professor MOTHRA
Whoa! So, wait, do her blood cells have the donor's DNA or hers?
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