Presensitization to HY antigens in female donors prior to transplant is not associated with male recipient post-transplant HY antibody development nor with clinical outcomes

Haematologica. 2016 Jan;101(1):e30-3. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2015.134551. Epub 2015 Oct 22.
No abstract available

Keywords: HY antigen; allogeneic hematopoietic transplantation; bone marrow transplantation; graft versus host disease (GVHD); sex mismatch transplantation.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Allografts
  • Female
  • Graft vs Host Disease / blood
  • Graft vs Host Disease / epidemiology*
  • Graft vs Host Disease / immunology*
  • H-Y Antigen / blood
  • H-Y Antigen / immunology*
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Humans
  • Isoantibodies / blood
  • Isoantibodies / immunology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tissue Donors*

Substances

  • H-Y Antigen
  • H-Y antibody
  • Isoantibodies