title: Mixed chimerism after bone marrow transplantation for thalassemia major.
abstract: Thirty-four thalassemia patients were studied for chimerism by fluorescent in situ hybridization or variable number tandem repeats after bone marrow transplantation. Mixed chimerism was detected in 9 patients with host cells ranging from 4 to 56%. One had graft rejection and the others were transfusion independent. Mixed chimerism was common but mostly without deleterious effect.
authors.forename: Chi Kong
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ki Wai
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Chik
authors.forename: Kam Sze
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pong
authors.forename: Matthew M K
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Shing
authors.forename: Patrick M P
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Yuen
mesh_terms: D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D013997:Time Factors; D018183:Transplantation Chimera / Q000097:blood*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000628:therapy*