Pediatric Parent Panel Discussion

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Pediatric Bone Marrow Failure Diseases
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This webinar features parents and guardians of pediatric patients who have been diagnosed with a bone marrow failure: A condition that occurs when the bone marrow stops making enough healthy blood cells. The most common of these rare diseases are aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). Bone marrow failure can be acquired (begin any time in life) or can be… disease like aplastic anemia: (ay-PLASS-tik uh-NEE_mee-uh) A rare and serious condition in which the bone marrow fails to make enough blood cells - red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. The term aplastic is a Greek word meaning not to form. Anemia is a condition that happens when red blood cell count is low. Most… , MDS or PNH.  The panel includes parents and guardians at all stages of their journeys, from diagnosis to treatment to survivorship. 

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