What is Neurofibromatosis
Neurofibromatosis is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder. Neurofibromatosis type I (NF-1), also known as von Recklinghausen syndrome, comprises, along with neurofibromatosis typ...
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I was recently doing some research on DNA inheritance in blood transfusions to see if there was any way a person's DNA could be modified by receiving blood during a transfusion. The article I found said no, but during a bone marrow transplant, the DNA of the recipient usually reflects that of the donor because this involves the transferring of blood stem cells.
Has anyone read anything about NF studies that attempted to cure or treat someone with NF by doing a bone marrow transplant of someone without NF? Here's the article I read http://ask.yahoo.com/20050506.html Posted on 09/25/09, 11:09 pm |
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I have not read the article, but that would be very exciting if that worked. 
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yes but it doesnt change your dna. your dna is in each and every cell in your body. in fact you have a maternal copy of your mothers dna in a special organell in each cell. so eliminating the dna would be too destructive.
NF1 effects the body on a cellular level you cannot exchange dna but there is something new they are trying for another genetic disorder that is called a gene patch. bc genes and chromosomes are made up of protiens they can fill in gaps and cover abnormalities by using a gene patch. i dont know a whole lot about this i read it in passing one day. I dont even remember the disorder that they are trying it on but the disorder worked the same as nf as far as secreating a protein improperly. so i think if it works for that disorder then it could be fitted for other disorders like it. now it secreats an Imperfect protien but it still does the job. that is where we should put our faith!
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sorry a better way to explain the marrow thing is that people who have bone marrow transplants end up having 2 sets of dna but the new set only effects things produced from marrow(ie blood cells) not cellular production like body tissues(skin brain connective). maybe that makes more since. sorry im tired and slow today!
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