Acute graft versus host disease
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) occurs after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant and is a reaction of donor immune cells against host tissues. Activated donor T cells damage host epithelial cells after an inflammatory cascade that begins with the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-09-01
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Series: | Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.OJRD.com/content/2/1/35 |