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The Independent UK
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Storm Newton

Umbilical cord stem cells donated in 2008 transform life of five-year-old boy with rare genetic disorder

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A five-year-old boy has been able to leave his home for the first time in six months following a successful stem cell transplant made from a baby’s umbilical cord blood, which was donated 15 years ago.

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