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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation of an adolescent with neurological manifestations of homozygous missense PRF1 mutation.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Dec 2014
Hussein Ayad Ahmed, Hamadah Tuka, Qandeel Monther, Sughayer Maher, Amarin Rula, Mansour Asem, Chiang Samuel C, Al-Zaben Abdulhadi, Meeths Marie, Bryceson Yenan T
Abstract excerpt
Individuals with biallelic truncating PRF1 mutations typically present with fulminant early-onset familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (FHL). We report a 19-year-old male with a 5-year history of recurrent fever and headaches progressing to refractory seizures. Brain imaging revealed multiple ring enhancing lesions. Laboratory investigations demonstrated that the patient displayed defective lymphocyte...
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