Should double cord blood transplants be the preferred choice when a sibling donor is unavailable?
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Sibling donor cord blood transplantation for thalassemia major: Experience of the Sibling Donor Cord Blood Program.
The Sibling Donor Cord Blood (SDCB) Program was initiated in 1998 as a resource to collect, characterize, and release cord blood units (CBUs) from families affected by malignant and nonmalignant disorders for transplantation. Families in the United States were recruited by telephone after referrals by community and academic physicians. Collection kits were mailed to prospective participants and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Best Practice & Research Clinical Haematology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1521-6926
DOI: 10.1016/j.beha.2009.09.003