Evidence of involvement of cytotoxic antibodies directed against patient's HLA class II produced by transfused donor-derived B cells in post-transfusion graft-versus-host disease

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1011-1013

  Nishimura, Motoko ^a   Uchida, Suigeharu ^a   Mitsunaga, Shigeki ^a   Tokunaga, Katsushi ^a   Tadokoro, Kenii ^a   Juji, Takeo ^a  

^a JAPANESE RED CROSS MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

B cell clone; cytotoxic T cell clone; HLA class II; IgG; post transfusion graft versus host disease

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CYTOTOXIC ANTIBODY; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029872784     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.430973.x     Document Type: Article

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