What is an "allogeneic transplant"?

What is an "allogeneic transplant"?

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An allogeneic transplant is a transplant of either stem cells or bone marrow for the purpose of treating a haemologic malignancy, or some solid tumours, when it come from another individual. So, an allogeneic stem-cell transplant is a transplant that is not from you. There are syngene transplants, which means they come from an identical twin, and there are matched related transplants which means they are related to this person, match them, and can receive transplants from them. There are also matched unrelated transplants, or MUD transplants, which are matched to someone unrelated to you. Both matched unrelated transplants and matched related transplants are allogeneic, meaning they come from someone else.