Nicole Liberio1, Mariam Allbee-Johnson2, Kwang Woo Ahn2,3

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Blood and Marrow Transplant, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI.

概括

较年轻的单一捐赠者 (<18岁) 降低了儿科血造细胞移植中移植与宿主疾病 (GVHD) 的风险. 兄弟姐妹捐赠者优先于父母捐赠者,特别是母亲,以尽量减少急性和慢性GVHD.

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