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Graft versus host disease

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Graft versus host disease
A life-threatening complication of bone marrow transplants in which the donated marrow causes an immune reaction against the recipient's body.
Mentioned in: Bone Marrow Transplantation
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The side effects are part of graft versus host disease (GvHD), an undesirable immune response mounted against an individual receiving a bone marrow stem cell transplant.
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Because this unique cell population does not include immune system T cells from donors, it opens up the possibility of carrying out a stem cell transplant without the risk of inducing Graft Versus Host Disease.
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