Abstract

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has proven benefit in controlling sickle cell disease-related vasculopathy and organ damage. However, the difficulty in finding HLA-matched donors in the family or registry is a therapeutic limitation. Umbilical cord blood transplantation allows for more mismatching from the graft-versus-host disease perspective and this donor pool is expandable with effort and education. Successful unrelated donor cord blood transplantation (UCBT) can overcome this limitation and formal trials of UCBT merit consideration in this disorder.

Details

Title
Umbilical Cord Blood: An Evolving Stem Cell Source for Sickle Cell Disease Transplants
Author
Shenoy Shalini 1 

 Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Washington University, St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, USA 
Pages
337-340
Section
Perspectives
Publication year
2013
Publication date
May 2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISSN
21576564
e-ISSN
21576580
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2299131503
Copyright
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