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Potential selection of unrelated donor based on HLA-DPB1 T-cell epitope matching using data from a single-center analysis

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Fig. 1: Flow chart of donor searches.

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The datasets generated and analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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Acknowledgements

We thank all the healthcare workers of the Servizio di Immunoematologia e Medicina Trasfusionale and of the Centro Trapianti Midollo at the ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda (Milano, Italy), their patients and their donors.

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  1. Servizio di Immunoematologia e Medicina Trasfusionale, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milano, Italy

    Roberto Crocchiolo, Debora Girgenti, Giorgia Cornacchini, Giuliana Lando & Silvano Rossini

  2. SC Malattie Infettive, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milano, Italy

    Federico D’Amico

  3. Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy

    Federico D’Amico

  4. Centro Trapianti Midollo, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milano, Italy

    Beatrice De Marco, Gabriele Magliano & Giovanni Grillo

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RC was responsible for designing the study, collected data, performed analyses and wrote the manuscript; DG collected data and performed analyses; FDA contributed to writing the manuscript; GC and GL performed HLA ty**; BDM and GM were responsible for patients´ care; GG was responsible for patients´ care and for the unrelated donor search; SR supervised the analyses and provided scientific support. All the authors approved the final version of the manuscript.

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Crocchiolo, R., Girgenti, D., D’Amico, F. et al. Potential selection of unrelated donor based on HLA-DPB1 T-cell epitope matching using data from a single-center analysis. Bone Marrow Transplant 57, 1626–1628 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41409-022-01775-7

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