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Diagnostic and therapeutic approach to children with Nijmegen breakage syndrome in relation to development of lymphoid malignancies.
Annals of agricultural and environmental medicine : AAEM - 24 Jun 2022
Filipiuk Aleksandra, Kozakiewicz Agata, Kośmider Kamil, Lejman Monika, Zawitkowska Joanna
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS) is a rare chromosomal instability disorder. The majority of patients carry founder mutation in the NBN gene (c.657_661del5). Characteristic features of the NBS include progressive microcephaly, dysmorphic facial features, immunodeficiency, and high predisposition to malignancy with cumulative cancer incidence by the age of 20 years, and amounted to over...
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