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allotransplant

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al·lo·trans·plant (l-trnsplnt)
v.
To transfer an organ or tissue between genetically different individuals of the same species.
n.
An organ or tissue transferred between genetically different individuals of the same species.
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In November 2005 a new world of reconstructive possibility opened up for people with severe facial disfigurement when oral and maxillofacial surgeon Bernard Devauchelle teamed up with Jean-Michel Dubenard to perform the first composite tissue allotransplant taking facial tissue from a brain dead donor and transferring it to a French woman whose face was destroyed by a dog biting off her nose and lips.
Face transplants: is the genie out of the bottle? by Hutchison, Iain / Southern Medical Journal
If the effects of TGF-b can be inhibited, it may be possible to create a more efficient CD8 cells and thus increase the GVT effect during allotransplant in breast cancer.
Section on Oncology. (Abstracts of Scientific Posters) by Southern Medical Journal
 
 
 
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