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Isolation of Precursor B-cell Subsets from Umbilical Cord Blood
Published on: April 16, 2013
Searching for a cord blood unit for transplantation based on the unit's cell count
1Oncology Unit, The New Children's Hospital, Westmead, Sydney, Australia.
Abstract:
Although recipients of unrelated cord blood can tolerate a greater degree of HLA-disparity than recipients of unrelated bone marrow, cell dose is also important. After an unsuccessful search for a bone marrow donor, and after initially dismissing a cord blood search because the patient was 52 kg, we used a different search strategy to identify an unrelated cord blood unit. This led to successful engraftment and transplantation for a patient with no bone marrow donor.
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