Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume 13, Issue 7 , Pages 863-870 , July 2007

Unrelated Donor Bone Marrow Transplants for Severe Aplastic Anemia with Conditioning Using Total Body Irradiation and Cyclophosphamide

  • Sung-Yong Kim

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology, Catholic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Jong-Wook Lee

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology, Catholic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence and reprint requests: Jong-Wook Lee, MD, Catholic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Center, St. Mary’s Hospital, #62 Youido-Dong, Youngdeungpo-Gu, Seoul 150-713, Korea.
    • ,
  • Jihyang Lim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Byung-Sik Cho

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology, Catholic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Ki-Seong Eom

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology, Catholic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Yoo-Jin Kim

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology, Catholic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Hee-Je Kim

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology, Catholic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Seok Lee

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology, Catholic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Chang-Ki Min

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology, Catholic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Seok-Goo Cho

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology, Catholic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Dong-Wook Kim

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology, Catholic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Woo-Sung Min

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology, Catholic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
    • ,
  • Chun-Choo Kim

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hematology, Catholic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

Received 5 March 2007 ,Accepted 30 March 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2007.03.013

Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Volume 13, Issue 7 , Pages 863-870 , July 2007

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