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The role of HLA-DPB1 disparity in the development of acute graft-versus-host disease following unrelated donor marrow transplantation.
Blood - 1 Apr 1993
Petersdorf E W, Smith A G, Mickelson E M, Longton G M, Anasetti C, Choo S Y, Martin P J, Hansen J A
Abstract excerpt
The role of HLA-DPB1 disparity in the development of acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) following unrelated donor (URD) marrow transplantation is unknown. We studied 129 patients who underwent marrow transplantation from HLA-A, -B, -DRB, and -DQB matched URDs to determine whether matching for HLA-DPB1 alleles significantly decreased the risk of developing acute GVHD. HLA-DPB1 alleles were determined by...
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