allogeneic
(adjective)
Genetically different because of being derived from separate individuals of the same species.
Examples of allogeneic in the following topics:
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Skin Grafts
- The source of donor skin can be the recipient (autologous), other humans (isogeneic, or identical twin; or allogeneic), or animals (xenogeneic).
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Immunotherapy for Cancer
- Adoptive cell-based immunotherapy involves isolating either allogenic or autologous immune cells, enriching them outside the body, and transfusing them back to the patient.
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Tissue Engineering
- Allogeneic cells come from the body of a donor of the same species.
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Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
- Tests for T cell function: skin tests for delayed-type hypersensitivity, cell responses to mitogens and allogeneic cells, cytokine production by cells