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No influence of chromosome Y haplogroup variation in acute graft-versus-host disease in sardinia.
Transplantation - 15 Dec 2006
Orofino Maria Grazia, Contu Daniela, Argiolu Francesca, Sanna Maria Adele, Gaziev Javid, La Nasa Giorgio, Vacca Adriana, Cao Antonio, Cucca Francesco
Abstract excerpt
The donor-recipient sex-related mismatch has been reported as a risk factor for acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). However, the results obtained in previous studies appear to be contradictory. Here we evaluate the impact of donor-recipient sex-related mismatch in a series of 204 Sardinian individuals (92.1% of them affected by Beta- Thalassemia major) who underwent bone marrow transplantation (BMT) from...
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