(Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Protein markers called HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigens) that are inherited need to be similar so donors' stem cells don't attack recipients' bodies after transplant. Siblings only have a one in four chance of matching. Here's how it works.
Family members and a lawyer say they have been blocked from access to the bedside of Bonfilia Sanchez Dominguez, while her husband was detained and shipped to Texas within 24 hours.