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Polymorphism of CD44 influences the efficacy of CD34(+) cells mobilization in patients with hematological malignancies.
Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation - 1 Jul 2014
Szmigielska-Kaplon Anna, Szemraj Janusz, Hamara Katarzyna, Robak Marta, Wolska Anna, Pluta Agnieszka, Czemerska Magdalena, Krawczynska Anna, Jamroziak Krzysztof, Szmigielska Katarzyna, Robak Tadeusz, Wierzbowska Agnieszka
Abstract excerpt
In the last decade, peripheral blood was the main source of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) for autologous and allogeneic transplantation. The exact mechanisms of HSC mobilization are still not clear and the efficacy of the procedure is hardly predictable. Ligand-receptor interactions of adhesion molecules, such as SDF1/CXCR4, VLA4/VCAM-1, or CD44/osteopontin, play an important role in homing of HSC in the...
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