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Bone marrow transplantation from alternative donors for thalassemia: HLA-phenotypically identical relative and HLA-nonidentical sibling or parent transplants.
Bone marrow transplantation - 1 Apr 2000
Gaziev D, Galimberti M, Lucarelli G, Polchi P, Giardini C, Angelucci E, Baronciani D, Sodani P, Erer B, Biagi M D, Andreani M, Agostinelli F, Donati M, Nesci S, Talevi N
Abstract excerpt
Twenty-nine patients with thalassemia and a median age of 6 years (range 1.1-33 years) were given a BMT from an alternative donor. Six of the 29 donors were HLA-phenotypically identical and two were mismatched relatives, 13 were mismatched siblings and eight were mismatched parents. Six patients received no antigen (relatives), 15 patients one antigen, five patients two antigen and three patients three antigen...
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