How to define and measure thymopoiesis after transplantation?

Coco de Koning¹, Stefan Nierkens^{1

2}, Jaap Jan Boelens^{3

4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
² UDAIR, Laboratory of Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
³ Laboratory of Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. j.j.boelens@umcutrecht.nl.
⁴ Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program, Wilhemina Children's Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands. j.j.boelens@umcutrecht.nl.
⁵ Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program, Utrecht, The Netherlands. j.j.boelens@umcutrecht.nl.

Comment

Coco de Koning et al. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2018 Oct.

. 2018 Oct;53(10):1364-1365.

doi: 10.1038/s41409-018-0199-0. Epub 2018 May 3.

Coco de Koning¹, Stefan Nierkens^{1

2}, Jaap Jan Boelens^{3

4

5}

¹ Laboratory of Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
² UDAIR, Laboratory of Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
³ Laboratory of Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. j.j.boelens@umcutrecht.nl.
⁴ Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program, Wilhemina Children's Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands. j.j.boelens@umcutrecht.nl.
⁵ Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program, Utrecht, The Netherlands. j.j.boelens@umcutrecht.nl.

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Impaired thymopoiesis predicts for a high risk of severe infections after reduced intensity conditioning without anti-thymocyte globulin in double umbilical cord blood transplantation.
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