Fanconi Anemia
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10-year-old Regina boy returns home after battle with rare diseaseA Regina boy has returned home after recovering in a Minnesota hospital for a rare, but serious blood disorder.HealthSep 24, 2019
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Successful stem cell transplant prompts Edmonton-area family to plea for more Aboriginal donorsDrayson Morin-Rucchin, now 11, was born with a rare blood disorder called fanconi anemia, and there were worries it would eventually lead to leukemia.CanadaJun 29, 2019
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Vonn Chorneyko finds bone marrow matchA Regina boy who has been looking for a rare match for a bone marrow transplant has found one after years of searching.CanadaFeb 7, 2019
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Regina’s One Match drive largest in Canadian historyBy 5:00 p.m. on Saturday the drive had already collected more swabs than any other single event in Canada.CanadaFeb 26, 2018
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Regina boy searches for life-saving bone marrow donorVonn Chorneyko is one of just 30 people in Canada with Fanconi Anemia, and the only one in the province. It’s an incurable disease that affects the bone marrow and leaves his blood cell counts dangerously low; meaning even the most common viruses, could be fatal.CanadaFeb 21, 2018
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Community rallies in support of Regina boy with rare disease in bone marrow driveVonn Chorneyko is the only person in Saskatchewan with the disease. The rare disease is inherited, and only affects a small number of the Canadian population.Apr 16, 2016
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