| Literature DB >> 19147075 |
Sophie Paczesny1, John E Levine, Thomas M Braun, James L M Ferrara.
Abstract
Acute graft versus host disease (GVHD) remains a major complication of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT). The diagnosis of acute GVHD is based on strictly clinical criteria and its severity also determined by these criteria. Currently, there is no validated diagnostic blood test for acute GVHD. This review will summarize proteomics approaches to identify biomarkers for GVHD in the plasma with diagnostic, prognostic and predictive value. If successful, these studies could establish a novel biomarker panel that will contribute important information including long term survival, and that may eventually facilitate therapeutic decisions for allogeneic HCT patients.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19147075 PMCID: PMC2644447 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2008.10.027
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biol Blood Marrow Transplant ISSN: 1083-8791 Impact factor: 5.742