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Reduced-intensity conditioning umbilical cord blood transplantation in Nijmegen breakage syndrome.
Pediatric transplantation - 1 Mar 2015
Woźniak Magdalena, Krzywoń Marta, Hołda Mateusz K, Goździk Jolanta
Abstract excerpt
NBS is a rare autosomal recessive congenital disorder associated with chromosome instability caused by a mutation in the NBN gene (8q21). Clinical manifestations include microcephaly, growth retardation, combined immunodeficiency, and a strong predisposition to develop (mainly lymphatic) malignancies. There is no specific treatment for patients with NBS, and the prognosis is generally poor. The therapeutic option...
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