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. 2019 Apr 9;7:133. doi: 10.3389/fped.2019.00133

Table 3.

Potential risk factors for TA-TMA.

Inherent/non-modifiable Transplant-associated Post-transplant events
Female sex HLA-mismatched donor CNI ± Sirolimus
Gene variants Minor ABO mismatch Infection
(Bacteremia or IFI)
African-American race Use of PBSC Infection
(DS-DNA Virus,
e.g., CMV, HHV-6, BK)
Severe aplastic anemia Lack of ATG in conditioning regimen Acute GVHD
CMV seropositive recipient Myeloablative conditioning Autoantibody formation
(Factor H, others)
Prior HCT Slow metabolism of conditioning agents?

HLA, human leukocyte antigen; CNI, calcineurin inhibitor; ABO, blood type antigens; IFI, invasive fungal infection; PBSC, peripheral blood stem cells; GVHD, graft-vs. -host disease; CMV, cytomegalovirus; HHV-6, human herpes virus-6; ATG, anti-thymocyte globulin; HCT, hematopoietic cell transplant.