Article
HA-1 and the SMCY-derived peptide FIDSYICQV (H-Y) are immunodominant minor histocompatibility antigens after bone marrow transplantation.
Transplantation - 15 Oct 1998
Rufer N, Wolpert E, Helg C, Tiercy J M, Gratwohl A, Chapuis B, Jeannet M, Goulmy E, Roosnek E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Allogeneic bone marrow donors can be incompatible at different levels. Even HLA-identical pairs will be still incompatible for numerous minor histocompatibility antigens (mHag). Nevertheless, some incompatibilities are found to be associated with an increased risk of graft-versus-host...
Topics
- Bone Marrow Transplantation
- Female
- H-Y Antigen
- Histocompatibility
- Histocompatibility Antigens Class I
- Humans
- Immunodominant Epitopes
- Male
- Minor Histocompatibility Antigens
- Oligopeptides
- Phenotype