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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Main Author: Madrigal,J. Alejandro
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Hematologia e Hemoterapia e Terapia Celular 2001
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-84842001000300003
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Summary: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.