%A"Kay, H. E.M. [Royal Marsden Hospital, Institute of Cancer Research, London (United Kingdom)]" %D1969 %IIAEA; Vienna (International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)); International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (Austria) %2 %J[] %K63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS, 62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE, ANIMAL TISSUES, GRAFTS, HOSPITALS, LIVER CELLS, LYMPHOCYTES, RADIOSTERILIZATION, STEM CELLS, THYMUS %PMedium: X; Size: page(s) 51-54 %TLymphoid Tissue Grafts in Man %XGrafts of lymphoid tissue or of lymphoid stem cells may be appropriate in the treatment of some congenital immune deficiency disorders. The reasons for preferring tissues of foetal origin are discussed and the evidence for foetal immunocompetence is briefly summarized. Methods of storing foetal liver cells and cells or fragments of thymus are mentioned, and the organization of the Foetal Tissue Bank of the Royal Marsden Hospital is described. Clinical data from transplantation of lymphoid cells in various immune deficiency disorders are briefly presented. (author) %0Conference %N;TRN: XA14M0708016960 %1 %CIAEA %Rhttps://doi.org/ TRN: XA14M0708016960 INIS %GEnglish