Abstract
Background: Graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) and rejection are main limitations of cord blood transplantation (CBT), more so in patients with severe inflammation or previous rejections. While rigorous T-cell depletion with antithymocyte globulin (ATG) is needed to prevent GvHD and rejection, overexposure to ATG leads to slow T-cell recovery after transplantation, especially
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