title: [Quantitative analysis of mixed hematopoietic chimersim based short tandem repeats loci after nonmyeloablative stem cell transplantation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To establish a method for quantitative analysis of mixed hematopoietic chimerism (MC) based on STR loci.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using STR technique combined with PCR, we analyzed the peripheral blood samples collected from 3 nonmyeloablative stem cell transplantation recipients every 15 days after transplantation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The quantitative results coincided with the qualitative results of DNA electrophoresis and with the clinical outcomes. When the result of electrophoresis showed only donor's allele type we could still find out the recipient's specific allele.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The quantitative analysis using STR-PCR can detect more subtle changes in the evidence of engraftment. It is a more efficient method for detect the hematopoietic chimerism post transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors.forename: Yuchun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ting
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002678:Chimera; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D005260:Female; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018598:Minisatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy