HLA matching for bone marrow transplantation - How much is enough?

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 345, Issue 25, 2001, Pages 1842-1844

  Rubinstein, Pablo ^a  

^a NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIGEN; HLA A ANTIGEN; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 2; HLA B ANTIGEN; HLA C ANTIGEN;

ALLELE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER SURVIVAL; DIPLOIDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EDITORIAL; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HAPLOTYPE; HLA MATCHING; HOMOZYGOSITY; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; GENES, MHC CLASS I; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; TRANSPLANTATION IMMUNOLOGY;

EID: 0035924773     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200112203452511     Document Type: Editorial

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