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Searching for a cord blood unit for transplantation based on the unit's cell count

Bone Marrow Transplantation volume 26, pages 585–586 (2000)Cite this article

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Although recipients of unrelated cord blood can tolerate a greater degree of HLA-disparity than recipients of unrelated bone marrow, cell dose is also important. After an unsuccessful search for a bone marrow donor, and after initially dismissing a cord blood search because the patient was 52 kg, we used a different search strategy to identify an unrelated cord blood unit. This led to successful engraftment and transplantation for a patient with no bone marrow donor. Bone Marrow Transplantation (2000) 26, 585–586.

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Vicki Antonenas provided expert care in the thawing and reinfusion of this precious unit. Marie Bleakley is supported by the Leukaemia Research and Support Fund.

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Bleakley, M., Shaw, P. Searching for a cord blood unit for transplantation based on the unit's cell count. Bone Marrow Transplant 26, 585–586 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1702560

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