High Frequency of Post-Transfusion Microchimerism Among Multi-Transfused Beta-Thalassemic Patients

High Frequency of Post-Transfusion Microchimerism Among Multi-Transfused Beta-Thalassemic Patients

BackgroundTransfusion-associated microchimerism implies the presence of allogeneic hematopoietic cells in an individual, following the transfusion of a blood product. It is a transfusion-related adverse effect/long-term consequence, which has not been well-investigated among regularly transfused pat...

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Main Authors: Spyridon Matsagos, Evgenia Verigou, Alexandra Kourakli, Spyridon Alexis, Spyridon Vrakas, Constantina Argyropoulou, Vasileios Lazaris, Panagiota Spyropoulou, Vasiliki Labropoulou, Nicoletta Georgara, Maria Lykouresi, Marina Karakantza, Chrysoula Alepi, Argiris Symeonidis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
thalassemia
transfusion
adverse effects
microchimerism
immunomodulation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.845490/full

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