The aim is to help those with ultra-rare blood groups who need regular transfusions.
Ms Odesanmi said the condition affected the whole of her body."I've had two hips replaced, one ankle fused, my elbow is getting weakened, my shoulder is being affected and I have a disc bulge in my lower back."But Ms Odesanmi is hopefully the prospect of the lab-grown blood may mean fewer transfusions in the future.
Researchers hope because the lab-grown blood cells are all fresh they will perform better than a similar transfusion of standard donated red cells, which contains cells of varying ages. Prof Cedric Ghevaert, consultant haematologist at Cambridge University Hospitals, said: "If our trial is successful, it will mean that patients who currently require regular long-term blood transfusions will need fewer transfusions in future.
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