Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for DNA Double Strand Breakage Repair Disorders

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The ubiquitous presence of enzymes required for repair of DNA double strand breaks renders patients with defects in these pathways susceptible to immunodeficiency, an increased risk of infection, autoimmunity, bone marrow failure and malignancies, which are commonly associated with Epstein Barr virus (EBV) infection. Treatment of malignancies is particularly difficult, as the nature of the systemic defect means...

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