Acute graft versus host disease

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) occurs after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant and is a reaction of donor immune cells against host tissues. Activated donor T cells damage host epithelial cells after an inflammatory cascade that begins with the...

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Main Authors: Vogelsang Georgia B, Jacobsohn David A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-09-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Online Access:http://www.OJRD.com/content/2/1/35