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What are the differences between bone marrow transplantation and blood stem cell transplantation?

April 26, 2017blood bone CELL differences marrow stem transplantation

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What are the differences between bone marrow transplantation and blood stem cell transplantation?

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The single most important difference is the source of the stem cells that give rise to mature blood cells in our blood stream. Bone marrow transplantation uses marrow-derived stem cells that live in our bone cavity. Marrow stem cells used in transplantation are obtained from the donor by removing a portion of the liquid marrow from the hip bone using a needle. This procedure is done in an operating room and requires some form of local or general anesthesia.