Antigen-specific immune function after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Hematopoietic stem cell recipients are characterized by an immunodeficiency of varying severity and duration. The present review focuses on the antigen-specific function of recipients with the hypothesis that the acquisition of antigen-specific function is predictive of the recipient's capacity to resist lethal infection with environmental pathogens.
Parkman
Robertson
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Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California/Los Angeles, California, USA. rparkman@chla.usc.edu
D000941:Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000276:immunology; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
D000941:Antigens