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HLA-DRB1*09 is associated with increased incidence of cytomegalovirus infection and disease after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation - 1 Dec 2007
Du Jinwei, Liu Jing, Gu Jiangying, Zhu Ping
Abstract excerpt
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a major complication after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT); however, we have little information on the clinical association of various human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles with CMV infection. We reviewed medical records of 60 patients who underwent allo-HSCT. The effect of the 7 most frequent HLA alleles on the incidence of CMV infection and...
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