Sustained and full fetal hemoglobin production after failure of bone marrow transplant in a patient homozygous for beta 0-thalassemia: A clinical remission despite genetic disease and transplant rejection

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 372-373

  Paciaroni, Katia ^a,b   Gallucci, Cristiano ^a   De Angelis, Gioia ^a   Alfieri, Cecilia ^a   Roveda, Andrea ^a   Lucarelli, Guido ^a  

^a Institute of Haematology   (Italy)

^b Mediterranean Institute of Hematology   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN F;

ADULT; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; ELECTROPHORESIS; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

ADOLESCENT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; FETAL HEMOGLOBIN; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS;

EID: 66849104581     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21392     Document Type: Article

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