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Successful hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from an unrelated donor in a child with interferon gamma receptor deficiency

Petra Moilanen et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2009 Jul.

Abstract

Interferon gamma receptor deficiency is a rare autosomal recessive inherited disorder, with poor prognosis due to early-onset, recurrent, and disseminated mycobacterial infections. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), the only curative treatment, is particularly difficult in these patients owing to a high rate of graft rejection. We report the first successful hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with an unrelated donor, performed in a schoolgirl with severe interferon gamma receptor 1deficiency caused by a novel mutation.

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