The young man, and his Mom, were so neat. After the infusion of the blood cells his blood type changed to the type of the donor cells and all vestages of the sickle cell are gone. He is still doing battle with the results of prior damage caused by the sickle cell anemia and from some immunosuppressor (sp) therapy that was required.
The whole story centered around the collection and use, current and future, of cord blood. The collected specimens are saved cryogenically for the future use of the "new born".
There is lots of room for R and D in this area and the hope is HUGE.