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Response: young adults with sickle cell disease have more transplant options

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: treatment, and allows the establishment of a stable donor chimerism.Of note, ABO incompatibility is not a major obstacle to transplantation and modern management can prevent infertility, even in females as recently demonstrated in the litterature.4 In conclusion, we think that innovative nonmyeloablative protocols are crucial for the future of HSCT for older SCD patients with organ failure, but there is still a place for myeloablative regimens for young SCD adults who experience more severe disease with aging.

Source: Blood

DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-08-372201

Authors: Matthew Hsieh, Courtney Fitzhugh, John F. Tisdale

Institutions: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Language: English

Topic: Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: National Institutes of Health