Unrelated donor stem cell transplantation in adult patients with thalassemia

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 971-975

  La Nasa, G ^a   Caocci, G ^a   Argiolu, F ^b   Giardini, C ^c   Locatelli, F ^d   Vacca, A ^a   Orofino, M G ^b   Piras, E ^a   Addari, M C ^b   Ledda, A ^a   Contu, L ^a  

^a Centro Regionale Trapianti   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c SAN SALVATORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adult class 3; Thalassemia; Unrelated BMT

Indexed keywords

BUSULFAN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; METHOTREXATE; THIOTEPA; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ACUTE GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHRONIC GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; LIVING DONOR; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING; HUMANS; MALE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THALASSEMIA; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION CONDITIONING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28544436719     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: 14765365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705173     Document Type: Article

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