| abstract |
According to the present invention there is provided a process for treating a person whose bone marrow has been destroyed or lost its functional ability. The process includes the steps of obtaining bone marrow from a donor, cryropreserving the marrow, replicating the bone marrow cells in vitro, and then infusing the replicated bone marrow cells into a person whose bone marrow has been destroyed or functionally compromised by disease or the treatment of disease. The person receiving the replicated bone marrow infusion may be the donor or another person. There is also disclosed a process for replicating bone marrow in vitro. |