Prospective validation of the L-index reflecting both the intensity and duration of lymphopenia and its detailed evaluation using a lymphocyte subset analysis after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
In conclusion, L-index(30) was significantly associated with CMV reactivation and grade II-IV acute GVHD, but its clinical significance seemed to differ according to the results of a lymphocyte subset analysis.
PMID: 31899256 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Transplant Immunology - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Kimura SI, Sato M, Misaki Y, Yoshimura K, Gomyo A, Hayakawa J, Akahoshi Y, Harada N, Tamaki M, Kusuda M, Kameda K, Wada H, Kawamura K, Terasako-Saito K, Kikuchi M, Tanihara A, Nakasone H, Kako S, Kanda Y Tags: Transpl Immunol Source Type: research
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