New Developments in Allotransplant Immunology

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After allogeneic stem cell transplantation, the establishment of the donor's immune system in an antigenically distinct recipient confers a therapeutic graft-versus-malignancy effect, but also causes graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and protracted immune dysfunction. In the last decade, a molecular-level description of alloimmune interactions and the process of immune recovery leading to tolerance has emerged....

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