Delayed engraftment and mixed chimerism after HLA-identical sibling donor BMT in Fanconi anaemia

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 201-204

  Mital, M K ^a   Curtis, A ^b   Spencer, V ^b   Barge, D ^c   Skinner, R ^a,c  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; Child; Delayed engraftment; Fanconi anaemia; Mixed chimerism

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CHIMERA; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FANCONI ANEMIA; FEMALE; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING; T LYMPHOCYTE; TANDEM REPEAT; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 0032779431     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1701855     Document Type: Article

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