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Vaccinating transplant recipients

Immunity is partly destroyed by the effects of high-dose chemotherapy associated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. A new strategy restores impaired immunity in people and offers clues to improving vaccination against pathogens and tumors (pages 1230–1237).

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Figure 1: Immune reconstitution after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).

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Molldrem, J. Vaccinating transplant recipients. Nat Med 11, 1162–1163 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1105-1162

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