Syngeneic bone marrow transplant

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008446",
  "term": "Syngeneic bone marrow transplant",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A procedure in which a patient receives healthy stem cells (blood-forming cells) to replace their own stem cells that have been destroyed by treatment with radiation or high doses of chemotherapy. In a syngeneic bone marrow transplant, the healthy stem cells come from the bone marrow of the patient’s healthy identical twin.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/syngeneic-bone-marrow-transplant/"
}