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Unrelated cord blood transplantation in pediatric patients: the experience of the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center

Bone Marrow Transplantation volume 42, pages S64–S65 (2008)Cite this article

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For patients lacking a suitable matched related donor, unrelated cord blood transplantation (UCBT) has emerged as a valid alternative with many advantages such as easy procurement and acceptable toxicity even with partial HLA mismatches. We report here our experience at King Faisal Specialist Hospital Research Center (KFSHRC) of 63 patients who underwent partially matched UCBT.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Section of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Al-Seraihy, A. Unrelated cord blood transplantation in pediatric patients: the experience of the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center. Bone Marrow Transplant 42 (Suppl 1), S64–S65 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2008.118

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