A bone marrow transplant may restore the immune state of each of the following disease states except

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Bone marrow transplant can be effective in treating diseases related to stem cells or immune cells, such as leukocyte adhesion deficiency, chronic granulomatous disease, and severe combined immunodeficiency, because it replaces the defective or absent immune cells with healthy ones. However, complement deficiencies are generally related to specific proteins in the immune system rather than cells produced by the bone marrow, making bone marrow transplant less effective or irrelevant for treating complement deficiencies.

A Bone Marrow Transplant May Restore the Immune State of Each