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Is prenatal HLA typing of uncultured amniocytes before the collection of related allogenic cord blood helpful?
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics - 1 Feb 2003
Zieger W, Meckies J, Eichler H, Melchert F, Bugert P
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The collection of related allogenic cord blood is gaining increasing importance in families with one child affected by haematopoietic disease. Within a family, there is only a 25% chance of a full HLA match between siblings. 50% of all collected cord blood samples cannot be used because of poor quality. Because of this, the determination of HLA type is useful for planning the collection of related allogenic cord...
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