Groundbreaking Transplant at the U of M
Dr. John Wagner, a University of Minnesota cord blood specialist, holds a sleeping Adam Nash. His sister, Molly Nash, was born with Fanconi anemia, an often-fatal genetic disease. She received a transplant from Adam's umbilical cord blood on September 26, 2000. Twenty-one days later a bone marrow test reveals that the transplant is working and Molly's blood and bone marrow are carrying Adam's cells.
(U of M Photo/Mark Engebretson)

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