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Who Cannot Donate Bone Marrow?

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Who Cannot Donate Bone Marrow?

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Thousands of people each year are diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses such as leukemia, lymphoma and other autoimmune diseases or genetic disorders that can be treated with bone marrow transplants. Seventy percent of patients don’t have a suitable bone marrow donor in their family and must rely on an unrelated donor. There are some medical conditions that render a person unable to become a bone marrow donor.HIV/AIDSPeople diagnosed with HIV or AIDS cannot donate bone marrow.