Abstract

MACIAS ABRAHAM, Consuelo. 50 years dedicated to the development of Immunology. Rev Cubana Hematol Inmunol Hemoter [online]. 2017, vol.33, n.1, pp.1-8. ISSN 0864-0289.

The present work, devoted to the 50 years of work of the Institute of Hematology and Immunology, describes the development of the Immunology specialty, its main achievements and scientific results on the fundamentals development lines, such as the introduction of advanced techniques, the immunological study of hemopathies and the diagnosis of primary and secondary immunodeficiencies. Among these, we highlight the introduction of flow cytometry that allowed relevant results in basic immunology, in its application to the study of hemopathies such as sickle cell anemia and the improvement of the immunological diagnosis of acute leukemias in the country. Also, the characterization of stem cells from the bone marrow used in regenerative cell therapy and the immunological study of the patient with chronic renal failure pending renal transplantation in Cuba.

Keywords : immunology; immunodeficiencies; hemopathies; histocompatibility.

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