Immunological aspects of unrelated bone marrow transplantation: alloreactivity and immunoreconstitution
The main complications after bone marrow transplantation (BMT) are graft versus host disease (GvHD), post-transplant viral infections and disease relapse. The underlying causes of these problems are the degree of HLA matching between donor and patient and the rate of immune reconstitution.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2001-01-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842001000300003 |