graft-versus-host disease
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of graft-versus-host disease
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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I also experienced the risky complication known as graft-versus-host disease, in which donor immune cells, even when they are a lifesaving match, attack the recipient’s body—sometimes fatally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
For the study, Dr. Kenderian and his team developed CAR-MSCs to specifically target a protein linked to a condition called graft-versus-host disease, as well as inflammatory bowel diseases, such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2024
Self-derived stem cells could avoid the risks of graft-versus-host disease, a common and potentially deadly reaction that occurs when a patient's immune system perceives the transplant as a threat to be attacked.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 19, 2023
But finding a matching cell donor can be difficult, and a transplant can lead to graft-versus-host disease, a potentially deadly condition in which donor cells attack a patient’s cells.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 11, 2021
Brown and the London patient also suffered from graft-versus-host disease as the transplanted immune systems attacked other recipient tissues as foreign.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 4, 2019
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