Successful matched-unrelated bone marrow transplantation in a patient with beta-thalassemia major

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 579-581

  Cheng, Chao Neng ^a   Lu, Cheng Chan ^a   Sun, Hsiao Fang Sunny ^b   Su, Wu Chou ^a   Chen, Jiann Shiuh ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; Matched unrelated donor; Thalassemia major

Indexed keywords

BUSULFAN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; HLA ANTIGEN; METHOTREXATE;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HLA TYPING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMAN; MALE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 0036817535     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-200210000-00019     Document Type: Article

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