We report the case of a 14-year-old boy with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS/RAEB) which developed following Fanconi anemia. The patient received BMT from an HLA-identical sister. Based on the in vitro CY-sensitivity test, 100 mg/kg of CY was administered for conditioning combined with 6 Gy TBI.
Fanconi anemia is a congenital syndrome characterized by hypoplasia of bone marrow and the development of aplastic anemia in childhood, followed by myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myelogenous leukemia in later life. We report here a patient first diagnosed with Fanconi anemia at age 10. Bone
Neutropenia is a reduction of the absolute neutrophil count (ANC), which could be seen in different conditions, while its association with a number of primary immunodeficiency diseases has been reported. This study was performed in all neutropenic patients who were admitted in a referral pediatric
BACKGROUND
This study systematically reviewed etiology, prevalence, treatment and outcome of Barrett's esophagus (BE) in the pediatric population.
METHODS
PubMed® was searched for terms "Barrett's esophagus" and "children". End points were age of patients, etiology, association with other syndromes,
BACKGROUND
BRCA germline mutations are being targeted for development of PARP inhibitors. BRCA genes collaborate with several others in the Fanconi Anemia (FA) pathway. We screened cancer patients' tumors for FA functional defects then aimed to establish the safety/feasibility of administering PARP
Preparative regimens containing busulfan (BU) followed by allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) were used in 27 consecutive patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). The median age was 33 years (range, 4 to 54). Ten were female and 17 male. Sixteen patients had primary MDS, 11 other
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