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Boy With Rare Condition Searches For Ethnic Minority Bone Marrow Donor

February 6, 2015
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A young boy who once gave bone marrow to his sister is now in urgent need of a transplant himself, but faces an uphill battle because the number of registered donors from ethnic minorities is low.

Dushyant Mehta’s actions gave his sister an extra five years of life before she died but he now needs help from someone who shares his Indian heritage.

John Maguire reports.

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