2023
Mixed donor chimerism following stem cell transplantation for sickle cell disease
Shah N, Rangarajan H, Ngwube A, Shenoy S. Mixed donor chimerism following stem cell transplantation for sickle cell disease. Current Opinion In Hematology 2023, 30: 187-193. PMID: 37694765, DOI: 10.1097/moh.0000000000000786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic stem cell transplantationDonor/recipient chimerismStem cell transplantationSickle cell diseasePost-HCTRecipient chimerismDonor chimerismCell transplantationCell diseaseDisease controlDonor-derived erythropoiesisHCT conditioning regimensMixed donor chimerismSerial chimerism analysesRecent clinical trialsDonor erythropoiesisConditioning regimensHigh morbidityCurative interventionsClinical trialsSuccessful engraftmentSCD manifestationsMyeloid cellsHb S traitChimerism analysis
2021
Evidence-Based Minireview: In young children with severe sickle cell disease, do the benefits of HLA-identical sibling donor HCT outweigh the risks?
Shah N, Krishnamurti L. Evidence-Based Minireview: In young children with severe sickle cell disease, do the benefits of HLA-identical sibling donor HCT outweigh the risks? Hematology 2021, 2021: 190-195. PMID: 34889371, PMCID: PMC8791135, DOI: 10.1182/hematology.2021000322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic stem cell transplantVaso-occlusive pain episodesSickle cell diseaseCell diseaseDonor hematopoietic stem cell transplantAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantHuman leukocyte antigen identicalSevere sickle cell diseaseBenefits of HLAAcute chest syndromeHLA-identical siblingsStem cell transplantYears of ageAge-appropriate activitiesChest syndromePain crisisPain episodesFebrile episodesCell transplantMedical conditionsMale childrenFemale childrenPatientsCase 2Case 1