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Correlation between disparity for the minor histocompatibility antigen HA-1 and the development of acute graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic marrow transplantation.
Blood - 15 Oct 1999
Tseng L H, Lin M T, Hansen J A, Gooley T, Pei J, Smith A G, Martin E G, Petersdorf E W, Martin P J
Abstract excerpt
Results of a previous study suggested that recipient mismatching for the minor histocompatibility antigen HA-1 is associated with acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after allogeneic marrow transplantation. In that study, most patients received either cyclosporine or methotrexate for GVHD prophylaxis, and a cytotoxic T-cell clone was used to test for HA-1 disparity. To facilitate large-scale testing, we...
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