Amit Gupta has found a 10/10 matched donor

What awesome news! Just yesterday, I was wondering if he found a match. I'm really happy for him and glad that his drive made me sign up for the registry. Here's wishing you a safe and healthy recovery, Amit.

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Post by AdamFernandez » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 10:41 PM UTC

That's fantastic. Good luck Amit!

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Post by hsshah » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 10:41 PM UTC

Great News indeed! Wishing Amit the best for the procedure. Let's make sure to keep up with the momentum to register donors from minority groups.

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Post by j45 » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 10:42 PM UTC

Great news, nothing the internets can't do as humanity's collective conscience.

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Post by ck2 » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 10:43 PM UTC

Overall, 75% of AML transplant patients survive year one, 50% make it through year five.

Our thoughts are with you, best wishes!

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Post by aymeric » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 10:46 PM UTC

Quite a story. There is a tough fight ahead for him.

Good luck Amit.

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Post by chimeracoder » Wed, Jan 18, 2012, 10:49 PM UTC

> At this point, my blood type changes to the blood type of my donor. And my blood will now have my donor’s DNA, not my own.

That's actually really fascinating. This perpetuates for life? This would seem to imply that a person who's received a transplant will, thirty years later, be walking around with two separate sets of DNA, as the other cells in the body presumably would not change.

Given that DNA is (indirectly) responsible for the way that cells communicate with one another (among other things), I wonder if this dichotomy creates any complications in other ways. (Not counting potential graft-host disease rejection - I'm talking about further down the line).