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Clinical outcomes of lung transplant recipients with telomerase mutations.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation - 1 Oct 2015
Tokman Sofya, Singer Jonathan P, Devine Megan S, Westall Glen P, Aubert John-David, Tamm Michael, Snell Gregory I, Lee Joyce S, Goldberg Hilary J, Kukreja Jasleen, Golden Jeffrey A, Leard Lorriana E, Garcia Christine K, Hays Steven R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Successful lung transplantation for patients with pulmonary fibrosis from telomerase mutations may be limited by systemic complications of telomerase dysfunction, including myelosuppression, cirrhosis, and malignancy. We describe clinical outcomes in 14 lung transplant recipients with telomerase mutations. METHODS: Subjects underwent lung transplantation between February 2005 and April 2014 at 5...
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