Jon Van Rood: pioneer at the crossroad of human leukocyte antigens and transplantation.
Transfus Med Rev
; 21(2): 159-63, 2007 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
Jon Van Rood (born in 1926) has made major contributions to the fields of transfusion medicine as well as organ and stem cell transplantation. His group was the first to start unraveling the complexity of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) system through collaborative studies that used panels of sera and leukocyte samples. Furthermore, using HLA typing, he introduced the first HLA-matched platelet transfusions and developed routine leukocyte depletion as a means to prevent HLA alloimmunization. Van Rood has also been active in the fields of kidney transplantation (Eurotransplant) and stem cell transplantation (Europdonor). He combined scientific laboratory research with application to clinical medicine. He retired from his university position in 1991 but remains active in the field.
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Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Teste de Histocompatibilidade
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Transplante de Rim
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Transfusão de Plaquetas
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Transplante de Células-Tronco
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Antígenos HLA
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Transfus Med Rev
Assunto da revista:
HEMATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos