Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation

Molecular Profiling of Hematopoietic Stem Cells.- Methods for Imaging Cell Fates in Hematopoiesis.- An Overview of HLA Typing for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.- Sequence-Specific Primed PCR (PCR-SSP) Typing of HLA Class I and Class II Alleles.- HLA Typing with Sequence-Specific Oligonucleotide Primed PCR (PCR-SSO) and Use of the Luminex(TM) Technology.- Sequencing-Based Typing of HLA.- Molecular Typing Methods for Minor Histocompatibility Antigens.- Non-HLA Gene Polymorphisms in Stem Cell Transplantation.- Polymorphisms Within Epithelial Receptors.- Role of Natural Killer Cells and Killer Immunoglobulin-Like Receptor Polymorphisms.- Identification of Bone Marrow Derived Nonhematopoietic Cells by Double Labeling with Immunohistochemistry and In Situ Hybridization.- Molecular Methods Used for Detection of Minimal Residual Disease Following Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Myeloid Disorders.- Molecular Methods Used for The Detection of Autologous Graft Contamination in Lymphoid Disorders.- Detection of Impending Graft Rejection and Relapse by Lineage-Specific Chimerism Analysis.- Application of Proteomics to Posttransplantational Follow-Up.