Successful matched-unrelated bone marrow transplantation in a patient with beta-thalassemia major.

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The authors describe a 5-year-old boy with beta-thalassemia major who received bone marrow transplantation (BMT) from a human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched unrelated donor. The conditioning regimen consisted of 16 mg/kg busulfan and 200 mg/kg cyclophosphamide. The transplantation was complicated with grade II graft-versus-host disease, although prophylaxis with cyclosporine and short-term methotrexate was...

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