The DKMS-BMST Thalassemia program: Description, scope and impact

• Main Authors: Nitin Agarwal (Author), K. Jothi (Author), Shalini Gambhir (Author), Gabi Rall (Author), Regina Landwehr (Author), Lawrence Faulkner (Author), Latha Jagannathan (Author), Patrick Paul (Author), Alexander H. Schmidt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is the only established curative therapy for thalassemia. However, access to transplantation is constrained in limited-resource settings. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing of patients and potential donors is one relevant barrier to al...