Letter to the Editor

Leukemia (2008) 22, 1062–1064; doi:10.1038/sj.leu.2404996; published online 1 November 2007

Marked improvement of severe progressive systemic sclerosis after transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells from an allogeneic haploidentical-related donor mediated by ligation of CD137L

M Christopeit1,4, M Schendel2,4, J Föll3, L P Müller1, G Keysser2 and G Behre1

  1. 1Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Department of Internal Medicine IV—Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital Halle, Ernst-Grube-Strasse 40, Halle, Germany
  2. 2Department of Internal Medicine I—Gastroenterology and Rheumatology—University Hospital Halle, Ernst-Grube-Strasse 40, Halle, Germany
  3. 3Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Halle, Ernst-Grube-Strasse 40, Halle, Germany

Correspondence: G Behre, E-mail: gerhard.behre@medizin.uni-halle.de

4Authors contributed equally to this work.

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