Mixed chimerism following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation: cases report

Cimerism monitoring after the bone marrow transplantation (BMT) by a method based on the quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR), is important for the assessment of efficiency of transplantation, early identification of recurrence and timely correction of therapy. Clinical examples of the mixed chimerism after allogeneic BMT are presented.

• K.N. Melkova FSBI «N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center» RAMS, Moscow, Russian Federation ; ФГБУ «Российский онкологический научный центр им. Н.Н. Блохина» РАМН, Москва, Российская Федерация
• N.V. Gorbunova FSBI «N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center» RAMS, Moscow, Russian Federation ; ФГБУ «Российский онкологический научный центр им. Н.Н. Блохина» РАМН, Москва, Российская Федерация
• T.Z. Cherniavskaya FSBI «N.N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center» RAMS, Moscow, Russian Federation ; ФГБУ «Российский онкологический научный центр им. Н.Н. Блохина» РАМН, Москва, Российская Федерация

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