HLA Match Likelihoods for Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Grafts in the U.S. Registry

Gragert, Loren; Eapen, Mary; Williams, Eric; L. Freeman, John; R. Spellman, Stephen; L. Baitty, Robert; J. Hartzman, Robert; Douglas Rizzo, J.; M. Horowitz, Mary; L. Confer, Dennis; Maiers, Martin

doi:10.1056/nejmsa1311707

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HLA Match Likelihoods for Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Grafts in the U.S. Registry

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jul 23, 2014

Authors:

Loren Gragert

Mary Eapen

Eric Williams

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) is a potentially lifesaving therapy for several blood cancers and other diseases. For patients without a suitable related HLA-matched donor, unrelated-donor registries of adult volunteers and banked umbilical cord-blood units, such as the Be...

Subject

Medicine

Cord blood

Human leukocyte antigen

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