title: Delayed erythropoiesis after major ABO-incompatible bone marrow transplantation: report of a case.
abstract: Major ABO-incompatible bone marrow transplantation (BMT) may be associated with delayed erythropoiesis. A 38-year-old man (blood group O) with chronic myelogenous leukemia received a BMT from his histocompatibility antigen (HLA) identical brother (blood group A). The pre-BMT anti-A titer of the patient was 1:4. The harvested marrow was depleted of RBC by 6% hydroxyethyl starch sedimentation and Ficoll-Hypaque gradient centrifugation. No acute hemolysis occurred after marrow infusion. Myeloid and megakaryocytic series engrafted promptly. However, delayed erythropoiesis up to day 266 was found. Prolonged presence of anti-A antibody was noted for more than 250 days after BMT, although the peak titer was only 1:8. After the reconstitution of bone marrow, the erythroid series was confirmed as donor origin (RBC cell typing A). It is proposed that the prolonged presence of anti-A antibody probably produced from the residual host B lymphocytes, would destroy the regenerating erythroid precursors. Also, use of cyclosporin A may be associated with higher rates of prolonged production of anti-A/B antibodies and the subsequent delayed erythropoiesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System / Q000276:immunology; D000328:Adult; D001787:Blood Group Incompatibility / Q000150:complications*; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D004920:Erythropoiesis / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007518:Isoantibodies / Q000032:analysis; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D007518:Isoantibodies