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A child with severe form of dyskeratosis congenita and TINF2 mutation of shelterin complex.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Dec 2010
Sarper Nazan, Zengin Emine, Kılıç Suar Çakı
Abstract excerpt
A 26-month-old male presented with bone marrow failure and dystrophic nail lesions mimicking onychomycosis. There was no skin finding. Treatment with androgen and methylprednisolone was started due to unavailability of a matched-related hematopoietic stem cell donor. After 30 months, transfusion support was required. TINF2 mutation was identified at the age of five and dyskeratosis congenita (DC) was confirmed....
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