Host-versus-graft disease (HVGD) is another name for the allograft rejection reaction, mainly used in bone marrow transplantation where host immune cells recognize and destroy the graft.
La enfermedad de injerto contra huésped (HVGD) es otro nombre para la reacción de rechazo de aloinjertos, especialmente en trasplantes de médula ósea, donde las células inmunitarias del huésped atacan el injerto.
| Front | Another name for the allograft rejection reaction. The term is used mainly in relation to bone marrow transplantation when immune cells of the host recognize and destroy transplanted bone marrow or hematopoietic stem cells HSCs |
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| Back | host-versus-graft disease HVGD |
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