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Stem cells are blood cells at the earliest stage of development in the bone marrow, human embryo, the brain and blood from the umbilical cord, to name a few. The promise of stem cells lies in their ability to develop into specialized types of cells and to replicate themselves. A blood stem cell or bone marrow transplant allows the patient to have much higher doses of chemotherapy than usual, to improve the chances of curing the disease. There are two types of transplants In an autologous tra…