title: HLA-DP1 matching: are we there yet?
abstract: In this issue of Blood, Pidala et al report that nonpermissive DPB1 allele mismatch is associated with increased transplant-related mortality (TRM) and should be avoided to secure optimal unrelated donor hematopoietic stem cell transplantations (HSCTs).
authors.affiliation: SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER TEL HASHOMER.
authors.forename: Arnon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nagler
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D059868:HLA-DP beta-Chains / Q000276:immunology*; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality*; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D059868:HLA-DP beta-Chains; C071170:HLA-DPB1 antigen