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Incidence of severe congenital neutropenia in Sweden and risk of evolution to myelodysplastic syndrome/leukaemia.
British journal of haematology - 1 Aug 2012
Carlsson Göran, Fasth Anders, Berglöf Elisabet, Lagerstedt-Robinson Kristina, Nordenskjöld Magnus, Palmblad Jan, Henter Jan-Inge, Fadeel Bengt
Abstract excerpt
Severe congenital neutropenia (SCN) is characterized by low blood neutrophil counts, early bacterial infections, and risk of leukaemia development. As yet, no population-based incidence estimates of SCN have been reported. Children less than 16 years of age with SCN were sought in Sweden during the 20-year period 1987-2006 by a questionnaire to all Swedish Departments of Paediatrics and by reviewing the Swedish...
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