Recent Advances in Stem Cell and Bone Marrow TransplantationAbout This Hardback Bone marrow transplantation is a medical procedure which is used to treat mainly life threatening diseases such as cancer, autoimmune diseases and hereditary skeletal dysplasias. The two types of grafts in stem cell transplant are autologous and allogeneic. Autologous stem cells are extracted from a patient and stored in a freezer. The person is treated with chemotherapy in order to destroy the malignant cells, and then the stored