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  • Marine in California whose liver failed may need bone marrow (Chris LeBleu)

    02/23/2005 7:19:11 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 18 replies · 581+ views
    Bakersfield Californian ^ | 2/23/05 | AP - Loma Linda
    LOMA LINDA, Calif. (AP) - A Marine who received a liver transplant because of a near-fatal infection that developed after his return from Iraq may now need a bone marrow transplant. Lance Cpl. Christopher LeBleu, 22, has a "high probability" of needing the transplant because he has developed aplastic anemia, which has caused his bone marrow to stop producing enough red blood cells to keep him alive, Loma Linda University Medical Center officials said Wednesday. The hospital appealed for blood donors with Type O blood to join a registry of potential bone marrow donors so doctors can find a potential...