KIR and HLA genotypes have no identifiable role in single-unit dominance following double-unit umbilical cord blood transplantation

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
² Immunology Program, Sloan-Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
³ Department of Epidemiology-Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
⁵ 1] Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA [2] Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA.

N Tarek et al. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2015 Jan.

. 2015 Jan;50(1):150-2.

doi: 10.1038/bmt.2014.218. Epub 2014 Oct 13.

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
² Immunology Program, Sloan-Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
³ Department of Epidemiology-Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
⁵ 1] Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA [2] Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA.

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