Article
[Immunological selection of bone marrow donors].
Revue medicale de Bruxelles - 1 May 1992
Toungouz-Névessignsky M, Andrien M, Dupont E
Abstract excerpt
In the last twenty years bone marrow transplantation has become the treatment of choice for many hematological malignancies and immunologic defects. The ideal donor is a perfectly HLA-identical family member. Given the limited proportion of patients who can benefit of such a donor, unrelated bone marrow donors are increasingly being used. The immunological methods of selection used for siblings have been shown to...
Topics
- Bone Marrow Transplantation
- Family
- Female
- Genotype
- HLA Antigens
- Histocompatibility Testing
- Humans
- Immunologic Techniques
- Male
- Polymerase Chain Reaction