Syngeneic stem cell transplantation is a procedure in which a patient receives
blood-forming stem cells
In multicellular organisms, stem cells are undifferentiated or partially differentiated cells that can change into various types of cells and proliferate indefinitely to produce more of the same stem cell. They are the earliest type of cell ...
(cells from which all
blood cells develop) donated by his or her healthy
identical twin
Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy.MedicineNet > Definition of Twin Last Editorial Review: 19 June 2000 Twins can be either ''monozygotic'' ('identical'), meaning that they develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two ...
.
References
Syngeneic stem cell transplantationentry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Organ transplantation
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