Long-term sustained mixed chimerism after allogeneic stem cell transplantation in a patient with severe aplastic anemia

Intern Med. 2007;46(23):1923-6. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.46.0249. Epub 2007 Dec 3.

Abstract

Mixed chimerism in a post-transplant patient with severe aplastic anemia (SAA) is generally considered to be a status preceding donor-cell rejection and bone marrow failure. Here, we report on a rare, prolonged mixed chimerism in a patient with SAA who showed a full recovery in hematological and immunological status after transplantation. The analysis in this patient showed about 20% and 80% recipient-type cells of total blood cells and T cells, respectively, at two years post-transplantation, and 14% and 25% of total blood cells and T cells, respectively, at four years post-transplantation. This report describes the most comprehensive case study known to date.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anemia, Aplastic / genetics*
  • Anemia, Aplastic / surgery*
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation*
  • Chimerism*
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cells
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Time Factors
  • Transplantation, Homologous