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Evidence of Donor-Derived Hematologic Malignancies after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
24 Apr 2006
Abstract excerpt
Increasing the upper age limit for recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) naturally has also increased the age of the corresponding related donor population. Because aging is a risk factor for malignancies, the risk of transferring preexisting malignant or premalignant hemopoietic clones in the process of HCT might be expected to increase as well. Anecdotal clinical cases of malignancies...
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