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UK Treatment Guidelines - Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Treatments


Guideline for the flow cytometric enumeration of CD34+ haematopoietic stem cells – BCSH - 1999

Produced by: The British Committee for Standards in Haematology (BCSH) is a sub-committee of the British Society for Haematology (BSH).

Purpose: To provide haematologists with up to date advice on the diagnosis and treatment of haematological disease by the production of evidence based guidelines.

Can be obtained from: Clinical and Laboratory Haematology 1999; v21: p301-308 or British Society for Haematology, 100 White Lion Street, London N1 9PF  Tel: 020 8643 7305

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Guidance notes on the processing, storage and issue of bone marrow and blood stem cells - NHS Department of Health Expert Advisory Group - 1997

Produced by:  NHS - Department of Health Expert Advisory Group 1997 

Purpose:  To provide guidance on the processing, storage and issue of bone marrow and blood stem cells. 

Can be obtained from:  NHS Responseline: 0870 1555 455. Ref: HSG(97)19. Further copies of this document are available from: Department of Health, PO Box 410, Wetherby LS23 7LL


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Guidelines for the collection, processing and storage of human bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cells for transplantation - BCSH - 1994

Produced by: British Committee for Standards in Haematology, 1994

Purpose: Guidelines to cover the production, processing and storage of haemopoietic cells such as to allow their engraftment following myeloablative therapy.

Can be obtained from: Transfusion Medicine 1994; v4, p165-172.

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