Mixed erythrocyte chimerism: Implications for tolerance of the donor immune system to recipient non-ABO system red cell antigens

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 433-435

  Wennerberg, A ^a   Backman, K A ^a   Gillerlain, C ^b   Robertson, V ^c   Jones, C ^d   Joyner, T ^d  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b American Red Cross   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d PITT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; Chimerism; Erythrocytes; Phenotype; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; ERYTHROCYTE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; BLOOD GROUP ABO INCOMPATIBILITY; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CHIMERA; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHIMERA; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE;

EID: 0029789317     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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