A patient changes blood type and immune system after liver transplantation

An Australian young woman became the first organ transplant patient in the world to have the same blood and immune system changed as that of a donor. The doctors called this case ' 1-in-6-billion miracle '.

In the past, there were no cases of re-surgery causing blood group changes.(Photo: AFP)

Demi-Lee Brennan, 15, suffered from liver failure and received a liver transplant when she was 9, Brennan told local media: ' This is really the second chance of life in life ' when recounting the body Her achievement of what doctors think is the miracle of transplant surgery. " This is unbelievable ."

Brennan's blood group switched from O- to O + when she was ill because of the new anti-immune immune system.
The transplanted liver stem cells attacked her bone marrow to control her entire immune system and she no longer needed anti-rejection drugs.

Doctors from Children's Hospital Westmead, Sydney, said they had no explanation for Brennan's recovery. Michael Stormon, pediatric liver specialist, spoke on local radio: 'There is no precedent for this case.'

Stuart Dorney, the former head of the hospital's transplant department, said that Brennan's treatment could be a breakthrough in transplant treatment, since the recipient's immune system normally attacks the chalk's cells. graft.'We need to review all that has happened to Demi-Lee, find out the cause, and see if the process is renewable.' He told the Daily Telegraph: 'We think that because we use a person's liver, Demi-Lee has a low white blood component. That may be a reason. '

Discharge is often treated with a variety of drugs although chronic elimination is inevitable. Only 7 out of 10 organ transplants in Australia succeeded after 5 years because of the problems of rejection.

Document photos.A young woman Asutralia became the first patient in the world to have a blood type and a changing immune system similar to that of a donor.Doctors have called this a ' miracle '. (Photo: File / Reuters)