Blood and Bone Marrow Basics
In order to understand bone marrow failure diseases like aplastic anemia, MDS and PNH, it's important to know certain facts about blood and bone marrow. This section provides the basic information you need to know about the types of blood cells, what they are and how blood cells are made. It also discusses some basic blood and bone marrow tests.
Originally published on 03/10/2011 - 5:44pm. Last updated on Sun, 06/05/2011 - 6:29pm.
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