Inadvertent stem cell transfer demonstrating a way for tolerance induction.

Nina Pilat1

  • 1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Center for Biomedical Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Kidney International
|January 5, 2023
PubMed
Summary

Hematopoietic chimerism enabled tolerance after kidney transplant in a pediatric patient with immune deficiency. This study reveals hematopoietic stem cells within human kidneys, offering new insights into transplantation tolerance.