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Weekly Rituximab Followed by Monthly Rituximab Treatment for Autoimmune Disease Associated With RAS-associated Autoimmune Leukoproliferative Disease.
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology - 1 Nov 2018
Toyoda Hidemi, Deguchi Takao, Iwamoto Shotaro, Kihira Kentaro, Hori Hiroki, Komada Yoshihiro, Hirayama Masahiro
Abstract excerpt
Recently, a new disease of lymphocyte homeostasis caused by somatic mosaicism for the RAS mutation has been discovered (known as RALD, RAS-associated leukoproliferative disorder). Since few cases have been reported in literature, the prognosis and standard treatment for autoimmune diseases associated with RALD remain poorly understood. Standard rituximab therapy (375 mg/m for 4 wk) is effective in patients with...
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