HLA and bone marrow transplantation.
Bone marrow transplantation between HLA-identical siblings is an established therapeutic strategy in leukemia and a variety of lympho-hematopoietic disorders. In recent years unrelated donors were increasingly used for patients lacking a family donor. Here we report on current progress in HLA class II typing by molecular methods which have influenced donor search and improved matching.
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Red Cross Blood Bank, Department of Transplantation Immunology, Ulm, Germany.
D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D006680:HLA Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans
D006680:HLA Antigens