The 'supercells' that cured an infant's grave genetic illnessA cell-phone photo of the day Johan was injected with T-cells from his brother. Bone marrow, the spongy tissue inside bones, serves as the body's "factory" for the production of blood cells -- both red and white.Johan's white blood cells were incapable of fighting off bacteria and fungal infections. In April 2018, doctors first "cleansed" Johan's marrow using chemotherapy. From that sample they extracted "supercells," as Thomas calls them -- stem cells, which they reinjected into Johan's veins. Those cells would eventually settle in his bone marrow -- and begin producing normal white blood cells.

Source: Standard Digital January 02, 2020 06:00 UTC