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Type 1 regulatory T cells are associated with persistent split erythroid/lymphoid chimerism after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for thalassemia
16 Jul 2009
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Thalassemia major can be cured with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Persistent mixed chimerism develops in around 10% of transplanted thalassemic patients, but the biological mechanisms underlying this phenomenon are poorly understood. DESIGN AND METHODS: The presence of interleukin-10-producing T cells in the peripheral blood of eight patients with persistent mixed chimerism and...
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