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Boy with rare blood disorder meets bone marrow donor who saved his life

Source: Anthony Nolan

An 11-year-old boy with a rare blood disorder has met the stem cell donor who saved his life when he was six.

Allan McPike, 41, from Glasgow, was persuaded to sign the Anthony Nolan stem cell register by his late cousin, but did not hear anything more for 10 years.

His donation has since transformed the life of Ryan Brand, from Caerphilly in Wales, who was diagnosed with diamond-blackfan anaemia (DBA) when he was eight months old.

The rare genetic blood disorder stops the body from producing red

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