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Blood test could improve graft-versus-host disease treatment

University of Michigan researchers have identified the first biomarker of graft-versus-host disease of the skin. The discovery makes possible a simple blood test that should solve a treatment dilemma facing doctors with patients ...

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created Jan 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study hints at new approaches to prevent transplant rejection

To prevent the rejection of newly transplanted organs and cells, patients must take medicines that weaken their entire immune systems. Such potentially life-saving treatments can, paradoxically, leave those receiving them ...

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created Feb 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Preventing GVHD by protecting gut stem cells

A protein that protects stem cells in the gut relieves a potentially lethal complication of bone marrow transplantation in mice, according to a study published online on January 31 in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

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created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0