Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 152-159 , February 2006

Skin Explant Model of Human Graft-versus-Host Disease: Prediction of Clinical Outcome and Correlation with Biological Risk Factors

  • Xiao-nong Wang

      Affiliations

    • Haematological Sciences, Medical School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and reprint requests: Xiao-nong Wang, PhD, Haematological Sciences, Leech Building, Medical School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK
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  • Matthew Collin

      Affiliations

    • Haematological Sciences, Medical School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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  • Lisbet Sviland

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, The Gade Institute, Haukeland Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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  • Scott Marshall

      Affiliations

    • Haematological Sciences, Medical School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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  • Graham Jackson

      Affiliations

    • Haematology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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  • Ute Schulz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Haematology and Oncology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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  • Ernst Holler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Haematology and Oncology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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  • Sigrid Karrer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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  • Hildegard Greinix

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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  • Fariborz Elahi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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  • Ilona Hromadnikova

      Affiliations

    • Second Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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  • A.M. Dickinson

      Affiliations

    • Haematological Sciences, Medical School, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Received 5 September 2005 ,Accepted 26 September 2005.

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PII: S1083-8791(05)00671-3

doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2005.09.018

Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume 12, Issue 2 , Pages 152-159 , February 2006

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