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Hillman Center for Pediatric Transplantation at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
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| | Learn more about blood & marrow, heart & lung, and liver & intestine transplantation at this page from the nation's first transplantation program at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, a world leader in pediatric transplantation for 25 years. |
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STI Children and Young Adults Portal
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| | This site from the Thomas Starzl Transplantation Institute at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh - UPMC provides information for kids, teens and parents about all aspects of transplantation. |
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Transplant Recipient International Organization (TRIO)
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| | Local addresses and phone numbers for local chapters of TRIO browsable by state. News, publications about specific conditions and other resources are available through links to the national organization.
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UPMC Transplantation Services
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| | A description of UPMC transplantation programs. |
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| National Resources |
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Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation
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| | An excellent overview, describing the different types of transplantation, the conditions it is used for, what to expect after the procedure and coping with the experience from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. |
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Eyebank Association of America
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| | A not-for-profit organization of eye banks promoting the restoration of sight. The oldest transplant association in the United States. |
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National Marrow Donor Program
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| | "The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) helps people who need a life-saving marrow or blood cell transplant." The NMDP maintains the largest registry in the world of people who have volunteered to donate marrow or blood cells to any patient, and also helps families search for matching donors. |
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TransWeb
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| | TransWeb is a nonprofit educational project supported by the U.S. Department of Health and the Human Services and the Health Resources and Services Administration Division of Transplantation along with grants from a wide variety of commercial and nonprofit organizations. This is a comprehensive site with links to resources for donor awareness, tissue banks, reference materials, transplantation professionals and organ donation/transplant news. |
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