Abstract
In this issue of Blood, Pidala et al report that nonpermissive DPB1 allele mismatch is associated with increased transplant-related mortality (TRM) and should be avoided to secure optimal unrelated donor hematopoietic stem cell transplantations (HSCTs).
MeSH terms
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Female
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HLA-DP beta-Chains / immunology*
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / methods*
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Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / mortality*
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Histocompatibility Testing*
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Humans
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Leukemia / therapy*
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Male
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Myelodysplastic Syndromes / therapy*
Substances
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HLA-DP beta-Chains
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HLA-DPB1 antigen