HLA class II DNA typing and subsequent transplantation of an aplastic anemia patient using hair follicles as a DNA source.

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HLA class II DNA typing and subsequent transplantation of an aplastic anemia patient using hair follicles as a DNA source.

Bone marrow transplantation - 1 Sept 1994

Cook D J, Li T C, Bolwell B J

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Identification of HLA-DR, DQ and DP alleles at the DNA level is an important tool for bone marrow transplantation (BMT). We recently encountered an aplastic anemia patient for whom the ability of molecular HLA typing to utilize alternative sources of DNA proved to be fundamental for her treatment...

Topics

Adult
Alleles
Anemia, Aplastic
Bone Marrow Transplantation
DNA
Female
Genes, MHC Class II
Hair
Histocompatibility Testing
Humans
Male
Pedigree
Transplantation, Homologous

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