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■ Donor leucocyte infusions may be given may be acute or chronic), infections, graft

to cure relapse of leukaemia post - failure and veno - occlusive disease.
allogeneic SCT, by a ‘ graft - versus - Long - term complications include damage
leukaemia ’ effect. to many different organs (e.g. skin, heart,
■ Early complications of allogeneic SCT lungs and liver) and post - transplant

include graft - versus - host disease (which lymphoproliferative disease.

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