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IFN-gamma mediates the rejection of haematopoietic stem cells in IFN-gammaR1-deficient hosts.
PLoS medicine - 29 Jan 2008
Rottman Martin, Soudais Claire, Vogt Guillaume, Renia Laurent, Emile Jean-François, Decaluwe Hélène, Gaillard Jean-Louis, Casanova Jean-Laurent
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Interferon-gamma receptor 1 (IFN-gammaR1) deficiency is a life-threatening inherited disorder, conferring predisposition to mycobacterial diseases. Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the only curative treatment available, but is hampered by a very high rate of graft rejection, even with intra-familial HLA-identical transplants. This high rejection rate is not seen in any other...
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