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Donor cell-derived acute leukemia occurred following umbilical cord blood transplantation
Published in Blood Weekly, February 23rd, 2006
According to a recent report from the United States, "Donor cell leukemia is a rare complication after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. A 12-month-old boy underwent unrelated donor umbilical cord blood transplant (UCBT) for refractory Langerhan's cell histiocytosis. Forty months after transplantation, he developed acute myeloid leukemia.
"Cytogenetic and molecular analysis confirmed donor cell origin. The Cord Blood Bank (CBB) contacted the donor's family and established that the child, now 7 years old, was healthy," the authors...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2006-02-23)
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