Influence of HLA Matching on the Efficacy of Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapies for Osteoarthritis and Degenerative Disc Disease

Background. The necessity for more effective therapies for chronic osteoarticular diseases has led to the development of treatments based on mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), the natural precursors of musculoskeletal tissue. Treatments with autologous MSCs yielded excellent results, with nearly 70% imp...

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Main Authors: Javier García-Sancho, MD, PhD, Ana Sánchez, MD, PhD, Aurelio Vega, MD, PhD, David C. Noriega, MD, PhD, Mercedes Nocito, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2017-09-01
Series:Transplantation Direct
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000000724