Keone Penn
Keone Denard Penn (10 June 1986 – 20 June 2013) was an American who was the first person in the world cured of sickle cell anemia through a cord blood transplant.[1] His life was dedicated to getting better and advocating for stem cell research. Because of Keone's success with unrelated stem cell treatment, he was a proponent of Georgia Senate 2007-2008 Bill 148, the "Saving the Cure Act", nicknamed as "Keone's Law."[2]
Early life[edit]
Keone Penn was born on June 10, 1986, at Forsyth Hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and would become the first person with sickle-cell anemia to be cured through an umbilical cord blood transplant. His mother, Leslie Penn learned he had sickle-cell when he was six months old.[1] The progressive and continuous care of this disease lead to Keone's family moving from Winston-Salem, NC and they ultimately settled in Metro-Atlanta to be in close proximity to hospitals such as Emory Hospital. At the age of five, Keone suffered his first stroke and the onset of pain crises.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Keone Penn, 27: Medical trailblazer wanted to be a chef". Ajc.com. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "About SB 148". Savingthecure.org. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ↑ "Patients & Outcomes: Keone Penn". New York Blood Center. National Cord Blood Program. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
External links[edit]
- "2007-2008 Regular Session - SB 148 Saving the Cure Act; create the Newborn Umbilical Cord Blood Bank for postnatal tissue and fluid; Georgia Commission for Saving the Cure". Georgia General Assembly. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- "Boy receives first cord blood transplant for sickle cell anemia". CNN.com. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- "Emory Phsycians Perform The First, Unrelated Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant For High-Risk Sickle Cell Anemia". Emory.edu. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- "CORD:USE Leadership". Cord Blood Bank. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
 | This United States biographical article is a stub. You can help EverybodyWiki by expanding it. |
This article "Keone Penn" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
