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normalities — the hope is that
the transplanted donor marrow
will create a healthy blood sys-
tem in the patient, thus curing
the disease. Marrow transplants
from unmatched donors, howev-
er, have been problematic be-
cause despite pretreatment,
patients can maintain some
residual immunity that recog-
nizes the incompatible marrow
as "foreign" and rejects it.
Professors Reisner and
Martelli have overcome this
problem by means of "megados-
es" of donor marrow, which had
been shown in Professor Reis-
ner's earlier animal studies
to reduce donor-recipient incom-
patibility. Such doses appear to
be effective because they give
donor cells an edge in their com-
petition with recipient cells, thus
minimizing the risk of rejection.

Hearing loss affects over 25 million Americans of all ages. It can
damage careers, interfere with relationships, leave people feel-
ing isolated. Many allow it to go unaddressed. Yet difficulties
with hearing loss can be managed.

On Thursday, January 26th, at 2:00 p.m. — certified audiolo-
gist Sandra Prytula will host a free informational meeting about
hearing loss and options for treatment. The meeting will be
open to all on a RSVP basis. Topics to be discussed include.

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• How to recognize hearing loss
• DOs and DON'Ts of seeking help
• Advancements in hearing technology •
• How to read an audiogram —
(bring your hearing test)
• How to motivate a loved one to
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However, the amount of mar-
row obtained via the usual
method — aspiration from the
spinal cord — is limited. There-
fore, to obtain megadoses of mar-
row cells the researchers
borrowed a technique used in au-
tologous BMT, in which a patient
receives a transplant of his or her
own marrow. It consists of giv-
ing the person hormonal drugs
called cytokines, which increase
the number of stem cells in the
blood by mobilizing them from
the bone marrow. These cells can
then be collected from peripher-
al blood by leukapheresis — a
procedure in which certain cells
are selectively removed from
blood withdrawn from the body,
and the remaining blood is re-
transfused into the patient. The
amount of marrow obtained with
this method can be seven to 10
times greater than from the
bones.
In the new BMT protocol, the
collected marrow is treated us-
ing a method developed by Pro-
fessor Reisner some 10 years ago
to enable "bubble" children with
severe combined immunodefi-
ciency diseases to undergo BMT.
The process involved the appli-
cation of soybean-derived lectin
to the marrow in order to elimi-
nate certain white blood cells
called T lymphocytes that would
otherwise attack the recipient's
tissues, causing a severe compli-
cation known as graft-versus-
host disease.
Although the Reisner-Martel-
li method has thus far been tried
only in people with leukemia, in
the future it might be modified
to treat noncancerous blood dis-
orders, such as sickle-cell ane-
mia.

Why hearing aids are only part of a
responsible solution
The three different professionals in
hearing care
The major causes of hearing loss
What to do if you hear but don't
understand

To reserve a place, call (810) 683-1700. Seating is limited, so
please reserve your place soon. Family Members Welcome •
Refreshments Served.

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BMT generally is
undertaken in
patients who are
otherwise doomed.

Understanding
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