allogeneic

adjective al·lo·ge·ne·ic \ ˌa-lō-jə-ˈnē-ik \

variants: or less commonly allogenic play \-ˈje-nik\

|Updated on: 3 Jun 2018

Definition of allogeneic

: involving, derived from, or being individuals of the same species that are sufficiently unlike genetically to interact antigenically

allogeneic skin grafts

— compare syngeneic

Recent Examples of allogeneic from the Web

The rest get allogeneic transplants, where donors can include siblings or unrelated donors determined to be a match.

— ron winslow, WSJ, "New Promise for Bone-Marrow Transplants," 28 May 2018
The company is taking over Pfizer Inc.’s collaboration and license agreement with Cellectis to develop a series of allogeneic CAR-T therapies, including UCART19, a blood cancer drug in Phase I clinical trials.

— brian gormley, WSJ, "Former Kite Pharma Executives Raise $300 Million in New Gig," 3 Apr. 2018

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