Is There any Greater Possibility in Finding HLA-identical Unrelated Hematopoietic Stem Cell Donors among Thalassemia Families for Transplantation of Thalassemia Patients?

Is There any Greater Possibility in Finding HLA-identical Unrelated Hematopoietic Stem Cell Donors among Thalassemia Families for Transplantation of Thalassemia Patients?

Thalassemia is probably the most common single gene disorder causing a major public health problem in the world. Currently, allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the only curative therapy for thalassemia. One major limitation of HSCT is the lack of HLA-identical sibling donors,...

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Main Authors: Mohyeddin M, Alijanipour P, Alimoghaddam K, Ghavamzadeh A, Khosravi F, Nikbin B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2004-07-01
Series:International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research
Subjects:
HLA, Stem cell
Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/4486.pdf&manuscript_id=4486

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