Sibling HLA-matched cord blood transplant for β-thalassemia: Report of two cases, expression of fetal hemoglobin, and review of the literature

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 477-481

  Lau, Yu Lung ^a   Ma, Edmond S K ^a   Ha, Shau Yin ^a   Chan, Godfrey C F ^a   Chiu, David ^a   Tang, Mary ^b   Hawkins, Brian R ^a   Chan, Vivian ^a   Liang, Raymond H S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TSAN YUK HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

thalassemia major; Cord blood stem cell; Fetal hemoglobin; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN F;

ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; FEMALE; GRAFT REJECTION; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

BETA-THALASSEMIA; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETAL HEMOGLOBIN; FETAL TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HUMANS; INFANT; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 0032469442     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-199809000-00014     Document Type: Article

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