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Lack of IFN-gamma 2/2 homozygous genotype independently of recipient age and intensity of conditioning regimen influences the risk of aGVHD manifestation after HLA-matched sibling haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Bone marrow transplantation - 1 Aug 2004
Mlynarczewska A, Wysoczanska B, Karabon L, Bogunia-Kubik K, Lange A
Abstract excerpt
A total of 110 patients (71 adults and 39 children) who received allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation from HLA-matched sibling donors were studied for the incidence of acute graft-versus-host disease (aGvHD) in relation to IFN-gamma gene microsatellite polymorphism. A strong tendency was observed towards the lower incidence of grades II-IV aGvHD in patients having an IFN-gamma 2/2 genotype as...
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