title: [Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation].
abstract: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, which started as an experimental medicine more than four decades ago, has now become an indispensable and powerful tool to treat intractable hematologic disorders through the considerable efforts of D. Thomas and his colleagues. A short review of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is reported with emphasis on cord blood transplantation and non-myeloablative stem cell transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Laboratory, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo.
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authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D005312:Fetal Blood; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000209:etiology; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000209:etiology; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous