Article
[Allogeneic stem cell transplantation for 8 patients with malignant infantile osteopetrosis in China].
Zhonghua er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of pediatrics - 1 Nov 2012
Zhu Guang-hua, Qin Mao-quan, Wang Bin, Zhou Xuan, Yang Jun, Jia Chen-guang, Wu Ying, Wang Xi-si, Wu Min-yuan
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Osteopetrosis is a rare genetic disorder and the malignant infantile osteopetrosis (MIOP) is the worst subtype of this disease. Seventy percent of patients die in six years of life without proper treatment. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) offers the only chance of cure for MIOP. METHOD: Retrospective analysis was performed on 8 patients with MIOP who underwent HSCT in Beijing Children's...
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