Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for thalassaemia in Chinese patients

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3 SUPP3, 2009, Pages 39-41

  Li, C K ^a   Lee, Vincent ^a   Shing, Matthew M K ^a   Leung, T F ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Stem cell transplantation; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CHINA; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ETHNOLOGY; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; METHODOLOGY; THALASSEMIA; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CHELATION THERAPY; CHIMERA; CHINESE; ENGRAFTMENT; ERYTHROPOIESIS; GRAFT REJECTION; HEMOSIDEROSIS; HEPATOMEGALY; HLA MATCHING; HLA SYSTEM; IRON CHELATION; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER FIBROSIS; LOW DRUG DOSE; MORTALITY RATE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); QUALITY OF LIFE; SECOND CANCER; SIBLING; TOXICITY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNRELATED DONORS; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

CHINA; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; THALASSEMIA; TRANSPLANTATION CONDITIONING; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

AZATHIOPRINE; BUSULFAN; CD45 ANTIGEN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUDARABINE; HYDROXYUREA;

EID: 68549094369     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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