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HLA matching in hematopoietic cell transplantation.
Human immunology - 1 Feb 2000
Mickelson E M, Petersdorf E, Anasetti C, Martin P, Woolfrey A, Hansen J A
Abstract excerpt
Progress in hematopoietic cell transplantation has been greatly facilitated by our increasing knowledge of the HLA system, as well as by improved therapies for achieving sustained engraftment, preventing graft-versus-host disease, and protecting the patient from infection. Disparity for HLA genes can cause graft rejection and graft-versus-host disease and decrease survival in patients receiving grafts from both...
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