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Abstract

A case study of a patient with chronic myelocytic leukemia who received a bone marrow transplant from her brother is presented. In the course of the transplant, her brother's blood was found to be infected with acute myeloid leukemia.

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Title
Inadvertent Transmission of a Donor's Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Bone Marrow Transplantation for Chronic Myelocytic Leukemia
Author
Niederwieser, Dietger W, MD; Appelbaum, Frederick R, MD; Gastl, Günther, MD; Gersdorf, Elisabeth, MD; Meister, Bernhard, MD; Geissler, Dietmar, MD; Tratkiewicz, Jeannie A, PhD; Thaler, Josef, MD; Huber, Christoph, MD
Pages
1794-1796
Section
Original Article
Publication year
1990
Publication date
Jun 21, 1990
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
ISSN
00284793
e-ISSN
15334406
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
223961877
Copyright
Copyright Massachusetts Medical Society, Publishing Division Jun 21, 1990