A 14 base pair deletion in HLA-G correlates with increased graft-versus-host disease after HLA-identical sibling marrow transplantation for advanced thalassemia

¹Laboratory of Immunogenetics, IME Foundation, Policlinic of University Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, ²San Raffaele Institute for Gene Therapy (HSR-TIGET), San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy, ³HLA Tissue Typing Laboratory, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy, ⁴Pediatric Research and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy, ⁵Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, Pediatric Research and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy, ⁶San Raffaele Institute for Gene Therapy (HSR-TIGET), Pediatric Research and Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy, ⁷San Raffaele Institute for Gene Therapy (HSR-TIGET), HLA Tissue Typing Laboratory, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy