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Parents conceive to save daughter with thalassemia

A 15-year-old girl with thalassemia is recovering after receiving a transplant from her newborn brother conceived to provide umbilical cord blood.
WHO: Her father
WHAT: Received a transplant from her newborn brother after parents conceived another child to collect umbilical cord blood
WHEN: May 12, 2026 at 6:00 AM ET
WHERE: Guangdong, China
WHY: To save their daughter with a severe blood disorder by providing umbilical cord blood for a transplant.

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