The first bone marrow donor in the world, for a successful matched related transplant, was David Camp's nine-year-old sister.
In 1968, Dr. Robert Good performed the pioneering procedure at the University of Minnesota. The recipient was David Camp, an infant suffering from severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). His sister was a human leukocyte antigen (HLA) match, making the transplant feasible and ultimately life-saving. This landmark event paved the way for modern bone marrow transplantation as a treatment for various diseases.
