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ReviewVirulence2016

Risk stratification and immunogenetic risk for infections following stem cell transplantation.

Agnieszka Wójtowicz, Pierre-Yves Bochud

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Review in Virulence, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Agnieszka Wójtowicza Infectious Diseases Service, Department of Medicine, University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne , Lausanne , Switzerland.
Pierre-Yves Bochuda Infectious Diseases Service, Department of Medicine, University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne , Lausanne , Switzerland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients undergoing haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are highly exposed to infectious agents. However, it is not known why certain HSCT recipients rapidly develop severe infections while other, despite similar immunosuppressive conditions, do not. Increasing evidence suggests that such differences may be due, in part, to polymorphisms in immune genes. Thus, the identification of genetic factors influencing susceptibility to infections in HSCT recipients may lead to the development of individualized management strategies. However, studies are challenged by several issues, including the relative small size of existing cohorts, the frequent use of prophylactic or preemptive antimicrobial agents, and the fact that genes responsible for immune functions can be inherited either from the donor or the host. Consequently, the major challenge for today's researchers is to overcome these limitations and find associations that are robust enough to be translated into reliable risk stratification strategies for infectious diseases.

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Immunogenetic PhenomenaFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsInfectionsMalePolymorphism, Single NucleotideRisk AssessmentImmunosuppressive Agentsgenetic susceptibilityhaematopoietic stem cell transplantationinfectionrisk stratificationsingle nucleotide polymorphism

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PMID27612400
PMCPMC5160396

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