A suitable liver transplant donor has not been found for Bilqis Anandya Passa, the baby suffering from a rare liver condition, after her parents were found on Thursday to have different blood types.
Bilqis’ blood type was AB, while her mother, Dewi Farida, was A and her father, Ardianta Passa, B.
“It would be risky if the graft for the transplant is taken from his parents,” Dr. Hirlan, one of the 41-member medical team from Semarang’s Dr. Kariadi Hospital, said Thursday.
He added the greatest risk would be tissue rejection, saying that if the procedure were performed, it would be pointless. “That’s why we will conduct the second phase of testing to verify the blood types,” he said.
Financing for the operation does not seem to be an obstacle as public donations, in the form of the “Coins for Bilqis” drive launched in December 2009, reached Rp 1.108 billion (US$115,000) as of Wednesday.
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