MIXED BLOOD CHIMERISM IN T-CELL-DEPLETED BONE-MARROW TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS - EVALUATION USING DNA POLYMORPHISMS

1 November 1987

journal article
research article

Vol. 70 (5) , 1692-1695

Abstract

We have used DNA sequence polymorphism analysis to document engraftment after T-cell-depleted bone marrow transplantation (BMT), with a selected panel of four DNA probes. In contrast to nondepleted BMT recipients, the patients who received T cell-depleted marrow exhibited a mixed blood chimerism. This mosaicism was observed before graft failure or relapse in six patients. However, in five other patients, this mixed chimerism was not followed by these complications with a follow-up of 9 to 31 months after transplantation. Our results support the hypothesis that transplanted bone marrow T cells may help to maintain engraftment by eliminating host cells that can cause graft failure.

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Treatment of Donor Bone Marrow with Monoclonal Anti-T-Cell Antibody and Complement for the Prevention of Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Annals of Internal Medicine, 1986