Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation For Major Thalassemia: Nineteen Years Experience In Iran
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Thalassemia
Thalassemia is an autosomal recessive disorder associated with defective synthesis of the α- or β-chain of hemoglobin. For β-thalassemia major patients, therapeutic options are either monthly red cell transfusions and chelation therapy or allogeneic stem cell transplant. Stem cell transplant is the only curative approach and success is inversely correlated with the degree of iron overload and h...
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thalassemia is an autosomal recessive disorder associated with defective synthesis of the α- or β-chain of hemoglobin. for β-thalassemia major patients, therapeutic options are either monthly red cell transfusions and chelation therapy or allogeneic stem cell transplant. stem cell transplant is the only curative approach and success is inversely correlated with the degree of iron overload and h...
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BACKGROUND β-Thalassemia major (β-TM) has become a public health problem in mainland China. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) has remained the only cure for β-TM in mainland China since 1998. METHODS This multicenter retrospective study provides a comprehensive review of the outcomes of 50 pediatric patients with β-TM who received HSCT between 1998 and 2009 at five centers in mai...
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OBJECTIVE Stable mixed chimerism (MC) may result in cure for thalassemia major patients following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), but rejection can occur. Twenty-eight HSCTs for thalassemia major were reviewed retrospectively to evaluate the clinical course of MC with possible risk factors and predictors of outcome, with a median follow-up of 1669 days (811-3576 days). METHODS...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1083-8791
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2009.12.024