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Mardani P, Naseri R, Shahriarirad R, Mahram H, Shafi M, Niknam T, Khosravi MB, Fallahi MJ, Amirian A. Successful bilateral lung transplantation in pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis: A case report and review of literature. Clin Respir J 2024; 18:e13773. [PMID: 38725329 PMCID: PMC11082537 DOI: 10.1111/crj.13773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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BACKGROUND Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is a rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder with approximately 1000 known cases worldwide, in which calcium phosphate microliths deposit in the alveolar air spaces. As of writing this report, no definitive conventional therapy exists, and many PAM cases may progress to severe respiratory failure and potential death. Bilateral lung transplantation (BLx) seems to be the most optimal solution; however, this procedure is challenging along with limited reports regarding the outcome in PAM. We report a case of PAM successfully treated with BLx for the first time in Iran. METHOD We present the case of a 42-year-old female with a longstanding history of cough, not responding to conventional antitussive medication, who was diagnosed as a case of PAM following a hospitalization due to coughing, dyspnea on exertion, and hemoptysis. Despite treatment with corticosteroid and medical treatment, no improvement was achieved and she subsequently developed respiratory and right ventricular failure, with oxygen ventilation dependence. Eventually, she was scheduled for BLx. The operation was successful and during her 2-year follow-up, no recurrence or significant postoperative complications has been reported. CONCLUSION This case presentation and literature review confirm the effectiveness of BLx as a promising treatment for PAM-diagnosed patients, improving both life expectancy and quality of life.
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- Parviz Mardani
- Thoracic and Vascular Surgery Research CenterShiraz University of Medical ScienceShirazIran
- Shiraz Transplant Center, Abu‐Ali Sina HospitalShiraz University of Medical SciencesShirazIran
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- Thoracic and Vascular Surgery Research CenterShiraz University of Medical ScienceShirazIran
- School of MedicineShiraz University of Medical SciencesShirazIran
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- Thoracic and Vascular Surgery Research CenterShiraz University of Medical ScienceShirazIran
- School of MedicineShiraz University of Medical SciencesShirazIran
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- Student Research Committee, School of MedicineShiraz University of Medical SciencesShirazIran
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- Shiraz Transplant Center, Abu‐Ali Sina HospitalShiraz University of Medical SciencesShirazIran
- Department of Cardiac surgery, Abu Ali Sina HospitalShiraz University of Medical SciencesShirazIran
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- Shiraz Transplant Center, Abu‐Ali Sina HospitalShiraz University of Medical SciencesShirazIran
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- Thoracic and Vascular Surgery Research CenterShiraz University of Medical ScienceShirazIran
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Robbins J, Halegoua-DeMarzio D, Basu Mallick A, Vijayvergia N, Ganetzky R, Lavu H, Giri VN, Miller J, Maley W, Shah AP, DiMeglio M, Ambelil M, Yu R, Sato T, Lefler DS. Liver Transplantation in a Woman with Mahvash Disease. N Engl J Med 2023; 389:1972-1978. [PMID: 37991855 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2303226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
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Mahvash disease is an exceedingly rare genetic disorder of glucagon signaling characterized by hyperglucagonemia, hyperaminoacidemia, and pancreatic α-cell hyperplasia. Although there is no known definitive treatment, octreotide has been used to decrease systemic glucagon levels. We describe a woman who presented to our medical center after three episodes of small-volume hematemesis. She was found to have hyperglucagonemia and pancreatic hypertrophy with genetically confirmed Mahvash disease and also had evidence of portal hypertension (recurrent portosystemic encephalopathy and variceal hemorrhage) in the absence of cirrhosis. These findings established a diagnosis of portosinusoidal vascular disease, a presinusoidal type of portal hypertension previously known as noncirrhotic portal hypertension. Liver transplantation was followed by normalization of serum glucagon and ammonia levels, reversal of pancreatic hypertrophy, and resolution of recurrent encephalopathy and bleeding varices.
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- Justin Robbins
- From the Department of Internal Medicine (J.R., M.D.), the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (D.H.-D., T.S.), the Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (A.B.M., D.S.L.), the Department of Surgery (H.L., W.M., A.P.S.), the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolic Diseases (J.M.), and the Department of Pathology and Genomics (M.A.), Thomas Jefferson University, the Department of Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center (N.V.), and the Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (R.G.) - all in Philadelphia; the Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, Section of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT (V.N.G.); and the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles (R.Y.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine (J.R., M.D.), the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (D.H.-D., T.S.), the Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (A.B.M., D.S.L.), the Department of Surgery (H.L., W.M., A.P.S.), the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolic Diseases (J.M.), and the Department of Pathology and Genomics (M.A.), Thomas Jefferson University, the Department of Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center (N.V.), and the Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (R.G.) - all in Philadelphia; the Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, Section of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT (V.N.G.); and the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles (R.Y.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine (J.R., M.D.), the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (D.H.-D., T.S.), the Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (A.B.M., D.S.L.), the Department of Surgery (H.L., W.M., A.P.S.), the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolic Diseases (J.M.), and the Department of Pathology and Genomics (M.A.), Thomas Jefferson University, the Department of Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center (N.V.), and the Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (R.G.) - all in Philadelphia; the Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, Section of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT (V.N.G.); and the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles (R.Y.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine (J.R., M.D.), the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (D.H.-D., T.S.), the Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (A.B.M., D.S.L.), the Department of Surgery (H.L., W.M., A.P.S.), the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolic Diseases (J.M.), and the Department of Pathology and Genomics (M.A.), Thomas Jefferson University, the Department of Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center (N.V.), and the Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (R.G.) - all in Philadelphia; the Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, Section of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT (V.N.G.); and the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles (R.Y.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine (J.R., M.D.), the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (D.H.-D., T.S.), the Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (A.B.M., D.S.L.), the Department of Surgery (H.L., W.M., A.P.S.), the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolic Diseases (J.M.), and the Department of Pathology and Genomics (M.A.), Thomas Jefferson University, the Department of Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center (N.V.), and the Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (R.G.) - all in Philadelphia; the Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, Section of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT (V.N.G.); and the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles (R.Y.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine (J.R., M.D.), the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (D.H.-D., T.S.), the Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (A.B.M., D.S.L.), the Department of Surgery (H.L., W.M., A.P.S.), the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolic Diseases (J.M.), and the Department of Pathology and Genomics (M.A.), Thomas Jefferson University, the Department of Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center (N.V.), and the Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (R.G.) - all in Philadelphia; the Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, Section of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT (V.N.G.); and the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles (R.Y.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine (J.R., M.D.), the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (D.H.-D., T.S.), the Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (A.B.M., D.S.L.), the Department of Surgery (H.L., W.M., A.P.S.), the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolic Diseases (J.M.), and the Department of Pathology and Genomics (M.A.), Thomas Jefferson University, the Department of Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center (N.V.), and the Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (R.G.) - all in Philadelphia; the Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, Section of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT (V.N.G.); and the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles (R.Y.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine (J.R., M.D.), the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (D.H.-D., T.S.), the Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (A.B.M., D.S.L.), the Department of Surgery (H.L., W.M., A.P.S.), the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolic Diseases (J.M.), and the Department of Pathology and Genomics (M.A.), Thomas Jefferson University, the Department of Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center (N.V.), and the Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (R.G.) - all in Philadelphia; the Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, Section of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT (V.N.G.); and the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles (R.Y.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine (J.R., M.D.), the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (D.H.-D., T.S.), the Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (A.B.M., D.S.L.), the Department of Surgery (H.L., W.M., A.P.S.), the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolic Diseases (J.M.), and the Department of Pathology and Genomics (M.A.), Thomas Jefferson University, the Department of Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center (N.V.), and the Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (R.G.) - all in Philadelphia; the Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, Section of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT (V.N.G.); and the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles (R.Y.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine (J.R., M.D.), the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (D.H.-D., T.S.), the Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (A.B.M., D.S.L.), the Department of Surgery (H.L., W.M., A.P.S.), the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolic Diseases (J.M.), and the Department of Pathology and Genomics (M.A.), Thomas Jefferson University, the Department of Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center (N.V.), and the Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (R.G.) - all in Philadelphia; the Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, Section of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT (V.N.G.); and the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles (R.Y.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine (J.R., M.D.), the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (D.H.-D., T.S.), the Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (A.B.M., D.S.L.), the Department of Surgery (H.L., W.M., A.P.S.), the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolic Diseases (J.M.), and the Department of Pathology and Genomics (M.A.), Thomas Jefferson University, the Department of Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center (N.V.), and the Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (R.G.) - all in Philadelphia; the Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, Section of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT (V.N.G.); and the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles (R.Y.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine (J.R., M.D.), the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (D.H.-D., T.S.), the Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (A.B.M., D.S.L.), the Department of Surgery (H.L., W.M., A.P.S.), the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolic Diseases (J.M.), and the Department of Pathology and Genomics (M.A.), Thomas Jefferson University, the Department of Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center (N.V.), and the Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (R.G.) - all in Philadelphia; the Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, Section of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT (V.N.G.); and the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles (R.Y.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine (J.R., M.D.), the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (D.H.-D., T.S.), the Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (A.B.M., D.S.L.), the Department of Surgery (H.L., W.M., A.P.S.), the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolic Diseases (J.M.), and the Department of Pathology and Genomics (M.A.), Thomas Jefferson University, the Department of Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center (N.V.), and the Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (R.G.) - all in Philadelphia; the Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, Section of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT (V.N.G.); and the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles (R.Y.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine (J.R., M.D.), the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (D.H.-D., T.S.), the Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (A.B.M., D.S.L.), the Department of Surgery (H.L., W.M., A.P.S.), the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolic Diseases (J.M.), and the Department of Pathology and Genomics (M.A.), Thomas Jefferson University, the Department of Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center (N.V.), and the Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (R.G.) - all in Philadelphia; the Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, Section of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT (V.N.G.); and the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles (R.Y.)
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine (J.R., M.D.), the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (D.H.-D., T.S.), the Department of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (A.B.M., D.S.L.), the Department of Surgery (H.L., W.M., A.P.S.), the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolic Diseases (J.M.), and the Department of Pathology and Genomics (M.A.), Thomas Jefferson University, the Department of Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center (N.V.), and the Division of Human Genetics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (R.G.) - all in Philadelphia; the Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, Section of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT (V.N.G.); and the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles (R.Y.)
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Ong S, Levy RD, Yee J, Partovi N, Churg A, Roméo P, Chalaoui J, Nador R, Wright A, Manganas H, Ryerson CJ. Successful lung transplantation in an HIV seropositive patient with desquamative interstitial pneumonia: a case report. BMC Pulm Med 2018; 18:162. [PMID: 30326889 PMCID: PMC6191892 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-018-0727-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Until recently, lung transplantation was not considered in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV seropositive patients with suppressed viral loads can now expect long-term survival with the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapies (HAART); however, HIV remains a relative contraindication to lung transplantation. We describe, to our knowledge, the first HIV seropositive lung transplant recipient in Canada. We also review the literature of previously reported cases of solid-organ transplantation in patients with HIV with a focus on immunosuppression considerations. CASE PRESENTATION A 48-year old man received a bilateral lung transplant for a diagnosis of desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP) attributed to cigarette and cannabis smoking. His control of HIV infection pre-transplant was excellent on HAART, and he had no other contraindications to lung transplantation. The patient underwent bilateral lung transplantation using basiliximab, methylprednisolone, and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) as induction immunosuppression. He was maintained on MMF, prednisone, and tacrolimus thereafter, and restarted his HAART regimen immediately post-operatively. His post-transplant course was complicated by Grade A1 minimal acute cellular rejection, as well as an enterovirus/rhinovirus graft infection. Despite these complications, his functional status and control of HIV infection remain excellent 24 months post-transplant. CONCLUSIONS Our patient is one of only several HIV seropositive lung transplant recipients reported globally. With growing acceptance of transplantation in this population, there is a need for clarification of prognosis post-transplantation, as well as optimal immunosuppression regimens for these patients. This case report adds to the recent literature that suggests HIV seropositivity should not be considered a contraindication to lung transplantation, and that post-transplant patients with HIV can be managed safely with basiliximab, tacrolimus, MMF and prednisone.
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- Shaun Ong
- Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 2775 Laurel Street, 10th Floor, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9 Canada
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- Lung Transplant Program, Vancouver General Hospital, 2775 Laurel Street, 5th Floor, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9 Canada
- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 2775 Laurel Street, 7th Floor, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9 Canada
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, 950 West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9 Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of British Columbia, 217 – 2176 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3 Canada
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- Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, 2635 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9 Canada
- Department of Pathology, University of British Columbia, Room G227 – 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5 Canada
- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul’s Hospital, Room 166 – 1081 Burrard Street, Ward 8B, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6 Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, University of Montreal, 1051 Sanguinet Street, Montreal, QC H2X 3E4 Canada
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- Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, University of Montreal, 1051 Sanguinet Street, Montreal, QC H2X 3E4 Canada
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- Lung Transplant Program, Vancouver General Hospital, 2775 Laurel Street, 5th Floor, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9 Canada
- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 2775 Laurel Street, 7th Floor, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9 Canada
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 452D – 2733 Heather Street, Vancouver, BC V5Z 3J5 Canada
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- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, 1051 Sanguinet Street, Montreal, QC H2X 3E4 Canada
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- Lung Transplant Program, Vancouver General Hospital, 2775 Laurel Street, 5th Floor, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9 Canada
- Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, St. Paul’s Hospital, Room 166 – 1081 Burrard Street, Ward 8B, Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6 Canada
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Furlong-Dillard J, Bailly D, Amula V, Wilkes J, Bratton S. Resource Use and Morbidities in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Patients with Genetic Conditions. J Pediatr 2018; 193:139-146.e1. [PMID: 29246465 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.09.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Revised: 08/24/2017] [Accepted: 09/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate and describe resource use and perioperative morbidities among those patients with genetic conditions undergoing cardiac surgery. STUDY DESIGN Using the Pediatric Health Information System database, we identified patients ≤18 years old with cardiac surgery classified by Risk Adjustment for Congenital Heart Surgery (RACHS) during 2003-2014. A total of 95 253 patients met study criteria and included no genetic conditions (84.6%), trisomy 21 (9.9%), trisomy 13 or 18 (0.2%), 22q11 deletion (0.8%), Turner syndrome (0.4%), and "other" genetic conditions (4.2%). We compared perioperative complications and procedures in each genetic condition with patients without genetic conditions using regression analysis. RESULTS All groups with genetic conditions, excluding trisomy 21 RACHS 3-5, experienced increased length of stay and cost among survivors. Complications varied by genetic condition, with patients with trisomy 21 having increased odds of pulmonary hypertension and nosocomial infections. Patients with 22q11 only had increased odds of infection. Patients with Turner syndrome had increased odds of acute renal failure (OR 2.35). Patients with trisomy 13 or 18 had increased odds of pulmonary hypertension (OR 3.13), acute renal failure (OR 2.93), cardiac arrest (OR 2.84), and nosocomial infections (OR 3.53), and those with "other" genetic conditions had increased odds of all complications. CONCLUSIONS Children with congenital heart disease and genetic conditions, except trisomy 21 RACHS 3-5, had increased costs and length of stay. Perioperative morbidities were more common and differed across genetic condition subgroups. Patient-specific risk factors are important for risk stratification, benchmarking, and counseling with families.
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- Jamie Furlong-Dillard
- Department of Pediatrics, Division Critical Care, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division Critical Care, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division Critical Care, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Quality and Informatics, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division Critical Care, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
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Poje G, Kavanagh MM. Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia-laser treatment of epistaxis. Ear Nose Throat J 2017; 96:E10-E14. [PMID: 28931195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023] Open
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Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a rare, autosomal dominant disorder characterized by recurrent epistaxis, telangiectasias, and multiorgan vascular dysplasia. Various modalities exist for the treatment of HHT-related chronic epistaxis, although no method is preferred over another. The aim of this study was to review the effectiveness of diode laser photocoagulation in the treatment of epistaxis in patients with HHT. The study included 17 patients (7 men, 10 women) treated with diode laser photocoagulation from year 2008 to 2012. All patients met the Curaçao criteria for a diagnosis of HHT. Patients were followed for 1 year. Treatment success was assessed using a custom questionnaire and total blood counts. After laser photocoagulation, the frequency and intensity of bleeds were reduced significantly and average hemoglobin concentrations improved at the 4-month assessment. After laser treatment, no patient required septodermoplasty; therefore, we suggest that every patient with HHT should be treated with laser photocoagulation. Diode laser treatment is a simple and effective procedure that should be considered when treating HHT.
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- Gorazd Poje
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
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Nuccetelli S. Abortion for fetal defects: two current arguments. Med Health Care Philos 2017; 20:447-450. [PMID: 28353031 DOI: 10.1007/s11019-017-9765-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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A common utilitarian argument in favor of abortion for fetal defects rests on some controversial assumptions about what counts as a life worth living. Yet critics of abortion for fetal defects are also in need of an argument free from controversial assumptions about the future child's quality of life. Christopher Kaczor (in: Kaczor (ed), The ethics of abortion: women's rights, human life, and the question of justice, Routledge, New York, 2011) has devised an analogy that apparently satisfies this condition. On close scrutiny, however, Kaczor's analogy is too weak to debunk the common-morality intuition that at least some abortions for fetal defects are morally permissible. The upshot of this discussion is that, on the moral permissibility of abortions for fetal defects, a case-by-case approach is to be preferred.
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López-Granados L, Torrent M, Sastre A, Gonzalez-Vicent M, Díaz de Heredia C, Argilés B, Pascual A, Pérez-Hurtado JM, Sisinni L, Diaz MÁ, Elorza I, Dasí MA, Badell I. [Reduced-intensity conditioning haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in genetic diseases: Experience of the Spanish Working Group for Bone Marrow Transplantation in Children]. An Pediatr (Barc) 2017; 88:196-203. [PMID: 28694008 DOI: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2017.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2017] [Revised: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 02/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) involves implanting cellular elements capable of generating a new and healthy haematopoietic system. Reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) consists of an immunosuppressive treatment to facilitate a progressive implant with lower morbidity. This type of conditioning can also lead to myelosuppression, which is potentially reversible over time. Reduced intensity conditioning enables HSCT to be performed on patients with genetic diseases for whom added comorbidity is undesirable due to the high doses of chemotherapy that accompanies conventional myeloablative regimens. PATIENTS AND METHODS An analysis was performed on the outcomes of 68 paediatric patients with genetic diseases who underwent HSCT with RIC between 2005 and 2013 in the of Paediatric Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Units that are part of the Spanish Working Group for Bone Marrow Transplantation in Children. A multicentre study was conducted including 68 patients, of whom 43 had Primary Immunodeficiency, 21 with congenital haematological diseases, and 4 with metabolic diseases. RESULTS Fifty (73.5%) of the 68 patients were still alive. The Overall Survival (OS) at nine years was 0.74. Twenty-three (33.8%) had some event during the course of the HSCT, with an event-free survival rate of 0.66. The OS in patients with haematological diseases was 0.81, being 0.7 in primary immunodeficiencies, and 0.4 in metabolic diseases. No significant difference was observed between the 3 groups of diseases. As regards the source of haematopoietic progenitors, there was an OS rate of 0.74 in patients transplanted with peripheral blood, 0.70 with bone marrow, and 0.70 and with cord blood, with no statistically significant differences. CONCLUSIONS Favourable results have been obtained in HSCT with reduced intensity conditioning in genetic diseases. It should be noted that the risks and benefits of the RIC in patients with metabolic diseases need to be assessed on an individual basis.
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- Lucía López-Granados
- Unidad Pediátrica de Trasplante Hematopoyético, Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universidad Autónoma, Barcelona, España.
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- Unidad Pediátrica de Trasplante Hematopoyético, Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universidad Autónoma, Barcelona, España
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- Unidad Pediátrica de Trasplante Hematopoyético, Hospital La Paz, Madrid, España
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- Unidad Pediátrica de Trasplante Hematopoyético, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, España
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- Unidad Pediátrica de Trasplante Hematopoyético, Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga, España
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- Unidad Pediátrica de Trasplante Hematopoyético, Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, España
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- Unidad Pediátrica de Trasplante Hematopoyético, Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universidad Autónoma, Barcelona, España
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- Unidad Pediátrica de Trasplante Hematopoyético, Hospital Niño Jesús, Madrid, España
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- Unidad Pediátrica de Trasplante Hematopoyético, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, España
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- Unidad Pediátrica de Trasplante Hematopoyético, Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe, Valencia, España
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- Unidad Pediátrica de Trasplante Hematopoyético, Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universidad Autónoma, Barcelona, España
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Koyfman S, Swartz K, Goldstein AM, Staller K. Laparoscopic-Assisted Percutaneous Endoscopic Cecostomy (LAPEC) in Children and Young Adults. J Gastrointest Surg 2017; 21:676-683. [PMID: 28097469 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-016-3353-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2016] [Accepted: 12/30/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE We evaluated the safety and efficacy of the laparoscopic-assisted percutaneous endoscopic cecostomy (LAPEC) procedure both in children and young adults, along with review of their pre-operative motility profiles, antegrade continence enema (ACE) regimen, and postoperative complications. METHODS This retrospective review investigated 38 patients (32 children and 6 young adults) that underwent the LAPEC procedure. Primary outcomes evaluated were success versus failure of the procedure and post-operative complications. Success was defined as daily stool evacuation with minimal to no fecal incontinence per week. RESULTS Mean follow up time was 25.8 ± 22.4 months. Indications for LAPEC included slow transit constipation or colonic neuropathy (n = 22), other types of constipation (n = 5), and a variety of congenital disorders (n = 11). The overall success rate was 95% (36/38 patients) with the two failures in children, both attributed to inability to use the tube due to underlying behavioral disorders or severe anxiety. Five patients above age 18 had leakage compared to 6 in the under age 18 group (83% vs. 19, P = 0.003). There were no other significant complications. CONCLUSION LAPEC is a safe and effective means of addressing refractory constipation and fecal incontinence in children and young adults who have failed medical management with minimal post-operative complications.
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- Shifra Koyfman
- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Center for Neurointestinal Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Center for Neurointestinal Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
- Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Yamada N, Sanada Y, Katano T, Tashiro M, Hirata Y, Okada N, Ihara Y, Miki A, Sasanuma H, Urahashi T, Sakuma Y, Mizuta K. Pediatric living donor liver transplantation for congenital hepatic fibrosis using a mother’s graft with von Meyenburg complex: A case report. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22:9865-9870. [PMID: 27956812 PMCID: PMC5124993 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i44.9865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2016] [Revised: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 09/28/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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This is the first report of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) for congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF) using a mother’s graft with von Meyenburg complex. A 6-year-old girl with CHF, who suffered from recurrent gastrointestinal bleeding, was referred to our hospital for liver transplantation. Her 38-year-old mother was investigated as a living donor and multiple biliary hamartoma were seen on her computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scan. The mother’s liver function tests were normal and she did not have any organ abnormality, including polycystic kidney disease. LDLT using the left lateral segment (LLS) graft from the donor was performed. The donor LLS graft weighed 250 g; the graft recipient weight ratio was 1.19%. The operation and post-operative course of the donor were uneventful and she was discharged on post-operative day (POD) 8. The graft liver function was good, and the recipient was discharged on POD 31. LDLT using a graft with von Meyenburg complex is safe and useful. Long-term follow-up is needed with respect to graft liver function and screening malignant tumors.
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Nakazawa A, Hagiwara E, Harada S, Yoshida M, Baba T, Okudela K, Takemura T, Ogura T. Surgically proven desquamative interstitial pneumonia induced by waterproofing spray. Intern Med 2014; 53:2107-10. [PMID: 25224197 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.53.2282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We herein describe the first case of desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP) induced by waterproofing spray, which was proven by a surgical lung biopsy. A 45-year-old male smoker heavily used a waterproofing spray gas, and presented with chills and fever that was followed by progressive dyspnea. Because steroid pulse therapy did not improve his symptoms, he was referred to our hospital. High-resolution chest CT showed diffuse pan-lobular ground-glass opacities in both lungs. A video-assisted thoracoscopic lung biopsy revealed a DIP pattern. Acute short-time exposure to waterproofing spray can thus be a potential cause of DIP.
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- Atsuhito Nakazawa
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Japan
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A gene-editing technique called CRISPR touched off an explosion of research in 2013, leading
Science
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It is insufficient to distinguish benign tumors from malignant pheochromocytoma using histological analyses of resected tissue alone. We experienced an 18-year-old woman who complained of severe headaches in whom hypertension was revealed. She was suspected of having a malignant tumor based on her clinical characteristics, despite showing no evidence of metastatic lesions. The patient was diagnosed with an aggressive form of hereditary pheochromocytoma-paraganglioma syndrome (HPPS) based on immunohistochemical analyses and genetic testing. The present case indicates that conducting genetic testing, including SDHB mutation analyses, is required to determine the prognosis in patients highly suspected of having HPPS.
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- Chiho Sugisawa
- The First Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
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Arango Restrepo P, Sánchez Abad PJ, Pastor LM. [Preimplantatory genetic diagnosis and ″saviour sibling″: ethical criteria found in the biomedical and bioethics literature]. Cuad Bioet 2012; 23:301-320. [PMID: 23130745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2012] [Accepted: 05/27/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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UNLABELLED A bibliographic review on <<saviour sibling>> was performed in order to find out the ethical criteria put forward by the authors on this issue. 23 biomedical and 10 bioethical journals were reviewed and authors for and against the procedure were found. In the Biomedical journals, the main arguments for this issue are that nobody should be hurt and that there is an ethical imperative that is to save a life and that this is preferable to abortion. Those against, believe that an inadequate discrimination against women is being exerted on one hand by subjecting them to a complex, inefficient and dangerous procedure, and on the other, against embryos when many healthy ones are rejected because they are not compatible, or because of the dangers to the embryo, and also the psychological problems for the sick child as well as the donor. In the bioethical journals, we found a higher proportion of papers that are in its favor than in biomedical journals. The arguments are similar to those of the bioethical ones, but there are some particular arguments such as that the autonomy of parents must be respected; that it is a success of the common sense; that it is not an invasive process as it is considered; that it only involves blood donation not a solid organ; that the child that donates will feel accompanied by the saved one and he/she will feel the satisfaction of since having helped someone to live because without this procedure, the baby child would probably not have been born. The arguments against are the discrimination women undergo when they are subjected to this procedure with potential risks for her, the embryos and children. IN CONCLUSION a) the morality of <<saviour sibling>> medicine not has been debated in the bioethics and biomedical community before its implementation b) in both communities the majority of authors consider it to be ethically licit; c) paradoxically there is a greater relative percentage of authors who are critical of it within the biomedical field than in bioethics; d) from a personalist bioethics perspective a human embryo is endowed with the dignity of a person and as such must be respected, this technique being an positive eugenics practice, in which, after previous selection health embryos are deprived of their right to exist.
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- Pablo Arango Restrepo
- Departamento de Bioética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Sabana, Chía, Colombia.
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Aznar Lucea J. Umbilical cord blood banks. Ethical aspects. Public versus private banks. Cuad Bioet 2012; 23:269-285. [PMID: 23130743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2012] [Accepted: 07/14/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The creation of umbilical cord blood (UCB) banks raises interesting medical, social, economic and ethical issues. This paper reviews the ethical problems specifically. In this respect, it evaluates: a) whether there are advantages to the use of UCB compared to bone marrow, b) whether or not it is ethical to create UCB banks, c) whether their creation is ethically acceptable in terms of their clinical usefulness or d) the use made of them for therapeutic purposes, and finally e) whether their creation is ethically justified from a cost/profitability point of view. We focus primarily on evaluating the ethical controversy between public and private banks, particularly on whether it is ethical to bank autologous blood in private UCB banks, on the basis of its limited possibilities for use by the cord blood donor. We can conclude that, from an ethical point of view, autologous blood banks have limited acceptance among specialised researchers, scientific societies and other public institutions. Therefore, we believe that it is ethically more acceptable to support the creation of public UCB banks for medical and social reasons and, above all, based on the principle of justice and human solidarity. Nevertheless, there is no definitive ethical argument why a couple, according to their autonomy and freedom, cannot bank their child's UCB in a private bank. An equally acceptable solution could be the creation of mixed banks, such as that proposed by the Virgin Health Bank or like the Spanish system where autologous samples can be stored in public banks but with the proviso that if at any time the stored sample is required by any person other than the donor, it would have to be given to them.
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- Justo Aznar Lucea
- Institute of Life Sciences at the Catholic University of Valencia, España.
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Purtill D, Cooney J, Cannell P, Herrmann R, Trimboli F, Carter T, Baker D, Cole C. Cord blood transplantation in Western Australia. Intern Med J 2011; 42:1008-13. [PMID: 21981267 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02599.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Thirty-one umbilical cord blood transplants performed in Western Australia were retrospectively examined in order to document local experience and relevant prognostic factors. Three cord units were from human leucocyte antigen-matched siblings and the remainder were unrelated single (n= 22) or double (n= 6) cord blood transplants. METHODS Twenty patients were transplanted for malignant conditions and 11 for non-malignant conditions. Cord units contained a median of 5.6 × 107 total nucleated cells/kg and 1.4 × 105 CD34+ cells/kg. Cumulative incidence of neutrophil engraftment was 76% at day 60. RESULTS Of those who did not engraft, two patients remain alive following subsequent allogeneic bone marrow transplant. There were no deaths caused by graft-versus-host disease. Overall survival at median follow up of 28 months was 62%. Two year overall survival was influenced by type of disease (non-malignant = 91 ± 9% vs malignant = 41 ± 13%, P= 0.005), total nucleated cell dose (>3.5 × 107/kg = 87 ± 9% vs <3.5 × 107/kg = 34 ± 15%, P= 0.01) and CD34 dose (>1.7 × 105/kg = 92% vs <1.7 × 105/kg = 46%, P= 0.04). Age and human leucocyte antigen match did not influence survival. Four relapses occurred, all of which were fatal. CONCLUSION Cord blood transplantation for malignant and non-malignant disease is practised in Western Australia and outcomes are satisfactory. Trends and techniques in cord blood transplantation in this state are comparable with those observed nationally and overseas. Although numbers are small, cell dose appears to be predictive of overall survival
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The objective of regenerative medicine (RM) and Tissue Engineering (TE) is to create living functional tissues to repair or replace tissues or organ functions. This field holds the promise of regenerating damaged tissues and organs in the body. It has the potential to solve the problems of organ shortage and of toxicities deriving from life-long immunosuppression. In fact, cells in the regenerated organ would match those of the patient, from whom they would normally be derived. In the past decade, RM/TE has achieved striking results which are of interest to the transplant community. However, major roadblocks on the avenue to full success include the need for a deeper understanding of cell biology and of interactions with the extracellular matrix. We are presently not able to grow and expand cells indefinitely and safely in various scenarios where RM/TE may be indicated. The production of adequately vascularized scaffolds to optimize nutrients and oxygen delivery, assessment of the viability and function of the cells in the bioengineered construct, and the costs remain areas of scientific research.
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- G Orlando
- Renal Failure and Transplant Surgery, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.
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There has been progress in the application of stem cell transplantation for treatment of an increasing number of severe congenital and acquired bone marrow disorders, currently restricted by the availability of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched related donors. Preimplantation HLA typing has recently been introduced to improve the access to stem cell therapy for inherited bone marrow failures. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) provides an option not only for avoiding an affected pregnancy with thalassemia and other inherited disorders but also for preselection of the HLA-compatible donors for affected siblings. Multiple short tandem repeat markers throughout the HLA region are applied for this purpose, allowing 100% accuracy of HLA typing, through picking up possible recombination in the HLA region, as well as the copy number of chromosome 6, which affect accuracy of preimplantation HLA typing. Present experience of preimplantation HLA typing includes preimplantation HLA typing in 180 cycles, 122 of which were done as part of PGD for Fanconi anemia, thalassemia, Wiscott-Aldrich syndrome, hyper-immunoglobulin M syndrome, hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia with immune deficiency, and X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, and 58 for the sole purpose of HLA typing for leukemias and for aplastic and Diamond-Blackfan anemia. The applied method resulted in the accurate preselection and transfer of 100% HLA-matched embryos, yielding already three dozen clinical pregnancies and the birth of two dozen HLA-matched children to the siblings requiring stem cell transplantation. Successful therapy with HLA-matched stem cells, obtained from these PGD children, has been achieved already for Diamond-Blackfan anemia hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia with immune deficiency and thalassemia.
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- Anver Kuliev
- Reproductive Genetics Institute, 2825 N. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60657, USA.
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Reiser J, Zhang XY, Hemenway CS, Mondal D, Pradhan L, La Russa VF. Potential of mesenchymal stem cells in gene therapy approaches for inherited and acquired diseases. Expert Opin Biol Ther 2006; 5:1571-84. [PMID: 16318421 PMCID: PMC1371057 DOI: 10.1517/14712598.5.12.1571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The intriguing biology of stem cells and their vast clinical potential is emerging rapidly for gene therapy. Bone marrow stem cells, including the pluripotent haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and possibly the multipotent adherent progenitor cells (MAPCs), are being considered as potential targets for cell and gene therapy-based approaches against a variety of different diseases. The MSCs from bone marrow are a promising target population as they are capable of differentiating along multiple lineages and, at least in vitro, have significant expansion capability. The apparently high self-renewal potential makes them strong candidates for delivering genes and restoring organ systems function. However, the high proliferative potential of MSCs, now presumed to be self-renewal, may be more apparent than real. Although expanded MSCs have great proliferation and differentiation potential in vitro, there are limitations with the biology of these cells in vivo. So far, expanded MSCs have failed to induce durable therapeutic effects expected from a true self-renewing stem cell population. The loss of in vivo self-renewal may be due to the extensive expansion of MSCs in existing in vitro expansion systems, suggesting that the original stem cell population and/or properties may no longer exist. Rather, the expanded population may indeed be heterogeneous and represents several generations of different types of mesenchymal cell progeny that have retained a limited proliferation potential and responsiveness for terminal differentiation and maturation along mesenchymal and non-mesenchymal lineages. Novel technology that allows MSCs to maintain their stem cell function in vivo is critical for distinguishing the elusive stem cell from its progenitor cell populations. The ultimate dream is to use MSCs in various forms of cellular therapies, as well as genetic tools that can be used to better understand the mechanisms leading to repair and regeneration of damaged or diseased tissues and organs.
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- Jakob Reiser
- LSU Health Sciences Center, Gene Therapy Program, New Orleans, LA, USA
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An ectopic salivary gland is different from a branchial cleft fistula, which generally results from heteroplasia within the remnants of the second branchial cleft. Compared to a branchial cleft fistula, surgery for an ectopic salivary gland is relatively simple. This study describes five generations of a family with typical clinical features of ectopic salivary gland in the neck. This study is the first to report the rare familial occurrence of ectopic cervical salivary gland and discuss its imaging results, surgical management, and histopathology.
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- Ruey-Fen Hsu
- Department of Otolaryngology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Sahar DE, Yang GP, Longaker MT, Harken AH. Surgical application of cDNA microarray technique. Surgery 2005; 138:399-403. [PMID: 16213884 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2005.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2004] [Accepted: 01/25/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- David E Sahar
- Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco-East Bay, Oakland, CA 94611, USA.
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Tse DB, Ching E, Yousefzadeh N, Roque H, Young BK. Heterogeneity in fetal immunocompetence during the second trimester of gestation. Implications for treatment of nonimmune genetic disorders by in utero transplantation. Fetal Diagn Ther 2005; 20:175-81. [PMID: 15824493 DOI: 10.1159/000083900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2003] [Accepted: 02/03/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To address the role that alloreactivity may play and better define the window for histoincompatible stem cell transplantation in utero. SUBJECTS, MATERIAL AND METHODS We studied 9 fetal blood specimens obtained by cardiocentesis during elective abortions in the second trimester by multicolor flow cytometry and in vitro stimulation. RESULTS Lymphocytes ranged from adult levels (3/9) to >90% leukocytes. Six specimens had T cells within adult range. T cells in the other specimens were reduced, while B cells were conversely elevated. This variability did not correlate with gestational age, or leukocyte composition. Following 4 h of mitogenesis, fetal CD4+ and CD8+ T cells from 1 of 5 specimens showed a response similar to that of maternal T cells, while the other 4 specimens showed a diminished response (0.3 +/- 0.2-fold). This heterogeneity did not correlate with gestational age, or lymphocyte subset distribution. Following 18 h of in vitro mitogenesis, fetal T cells from 2 specimens showed a response similar to that of maternal T cells (0.8 +/- 0.2-fold). Despite that, one specimen gave a 3-fold greater response in a one-way mixed lymphocyte reaction vs. maternal cells compared to the other specimen. CONCLUSION We determine that fetal immunocompetence differs greatly during the second trimester and assessment of host vs. donor reactivity prior to in utero transplantation is likely to potentiate more favorable outcomes.
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- Doris B Tse
- Division of Infectious Disease and Immunology, Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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Sipos F, Tihanyi E, Molnár B, Tulassay Z. [Isolation and therapeutic use of human stem cells]. Orv Hetil 2005; 146:1327-33. [PMID: 16106755 DOI: pmid/16106755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Nowadays, adult stem cells are the main target of biological research. Stem cell specific markers allow the extraction in enough quantity and high purity of multipotent cells from organic tissues, and their usage instead of the ethically reprehensible embryonal stem cells in experimental therapeutic purposes is also possible. The key point in the development of a new, stem-cell based therapeutic methodology is the determination of stem cell specific cell surface or cytoplasmatic antigens that makes reliable stem cell identification possible. Bone marrow derived multipotent stem cells can already be suitably identified, and other, more or less organic tissue-derived stem cell specific markers are also available. The first therapeutic interventions have been already done in diseases such as myocardial infarction or diabetes mellitus, and led to promising results.
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- Ferenc Sipos
- Semmelweis Egyetem, Altalános Orvostudományi Kar, II. Belgyógyaszati Klinika, MTA-SE, Gasztroenterológiai és Endokrinológiai Kutató Csoport.
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- M Steel
- Bute Medical School, University of St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland.
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Sakata N, Kawa K, Kato K, Yabe H, Yabe M, Nagasawa M, Mugishima H, Kigasawa H, Tsuchida M, Akiyama Y, Morisima Y, Kodera Y, Kato S. Unrelated donor marrow transplantation for congenital immunodeficiency and metabolic disease: an update of the experience of the Japan Marrow Donor Program. Int J Hematol 2004; 80:174-82. [PMID: 15481448 DOI: 10.1532/ijh97.04055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We retrospectively analyzed the clinical results of 81 patients with congenital genetic diseases who were treated with bone marrow transplantation (BMT) from unrelated donors identified through the Japan Marrow Donor Program. The patients were aged between 1 and 38 years (median, 4 years). Thirty-five patients underwent transplantation for metabolic disease (MD), ie, mucopolysaccharidosis (n = 25), adrenoleukodystrophy (n = 7), and others (n = 3). The remaining 46 patients had Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (n = 16), hemophagocytic syndrome including the inherited type (n = 9), severe combined immunodeficiency (n = 6), hyper-IgM syndrome (n = 4), Chédiak-Higashi syndrome (n = 3), Kostmann syndrome (n = 3), and others (n = 5). Fifty-two donor-patient pairs were fully matched at HLA-A, HLA-B, and HLA-DRB1 alleles. The remaining 24 patients received allele-mismatched grafts (20 matched at 5 of 6 loci and 4 matched at 4 of 6 loci). Engraftment occurred in 82.4% of the MD group and 90.7% of the other genetic disease (OGD) group; however, 14 patients (18.2%) experienced either early or late graft failure. The cumulative incidence of grade II to IV acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) was 35.5% - 9.8% in the MD group and 47.3% - 9.5% in the OGD group, and the rate of chronic GVHD was 20% in both groups. Forty-nine patients have survived for 3 to 96 months (median, 20 months). The probabilities of 5-year overall survival and event-free survival were 72.6% - 11.5% and 65.3% - 8.6%, respectively, for MD (n = 35) and 72.5% - 7.3% and 63.6% - 7.3% for OGD (n = 46). Although patient status before BMT and the occurrence of grade III to IV acute GVHD significantly affected outcome, unrelated BMT is a curative therapeutic option for children with congenital genetic diseases who have no HLA-matched family donors.
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- Naoki Sakata
- Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health, Izumi, Osaka, Japan
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In utero haematopoietic cell transplantation (IUHCT) is a promising approach for the treatment of a variety of genetic disorders. The rationale is to take advantage of normal events during haematopoietic and immunological ontogeny to facilitate allogeneic haematopoietic engraftment. Strategies that will be discussed include the direct achievement of therapeutic levels of donor cell engraftment by IUHCT, the achievement of adequate levels of engraftment to donor-specific tolerance by IUHCT, followed by postnatal non-myeloablative regimens to enhance levels of donor cell engraftment into the therapeutic range. Although in utero haematopoietic cell transplantation has been clinically successful in severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID), it has been unsuccessful in target disorders where there is not a selective advantage for donor cells. This chapter presents the recognized barriers to engraftment in the fetus and discusses promising experimental strategies to overcome these barriers.
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- Alan W Flake
- Surgery and Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, USA.
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Heilmann CJ, Jacobsen N. [Allogeneic stem cell transplantation in non-malignant diseases]. Ugeskr Laeger 2003; 165:4850-2. [PMID: 14716903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/28/2023]
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A 2-year-old boy presented at our hospital with severe familial popliteal pterygium syndrome with extensive skin webbing from thigh to heel and severely reduced range of motion of the knee and ankle joints. For accomplishment of knee extension, the patient underwent surgery with resection of the fibrous bands, freeing of the sciatic nerve, Z-lengthening of the Achilles tendon and multiple Z-plasties. One year after surgery, the patient can put his heel on the ground and has almost complete range of motion in the knee and ankle joints.
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- Alexander Gardetto
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Innsbruck University Hospital, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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Challenging times for surgeons
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- Murray F Brennan
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA.
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Hereditary gingival fibromatosis is characterized by various degrees of attached gingival overgrowth. It usually develops as an isolated disorder but can be one feature of a syndrome. A case of a 38-year-old female is reported who presented a generalized severe gingival overgrowth, involving the maxillary and mandibular arches and covering almost all teeth. The clinical differential diagnosis included drug-induced overgrowth as well as idiopathic gingival fibromatosis. TREATMENT Excess gingival tissue was removed by conventional gingivectomy. As the gingival enlargement was generalized to all quadrants, on both sides, the surgery was carried out under general anaesthesia. The postoperative course was uneventful and the patient's appearance improved considerably. Post-surgical follow-up after 20 months demonstrated a slight recurrence CONCLUSIONS Hereditary gingival fibromatosis is a rare disorder characterized by the proliferative fibrous overgrowth of the gingival tissue. Resective surgery of the excess tissue is the treatment available. However, recurrence is a common feature.
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- Isabel Poiares Baptista
- Departamento de Medicina Dentária e Cirurgia Maxilo-facial, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal.
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Boloker J, Bateman DA, Wung JT, Stolar CJH. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia in 120 infants treated consecutively with permissive hypercapnea/spontaneous respiration/elective repair. J Pediatr Surg 2002; 37:357-66. [PMID: 11877648 DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.30834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 264] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Poor prognosis (approximately 50% survival rate and significant morbidity) traditionally has been associated with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). The authors reviewed a single institution experience and challenged conventional wisdom in the context of a care strategy based on permissive hypercapnea/spontaneous respiration/elective repair. METHODS From August 1992 through February 2000, all infants with CDH and (1) respiratory distress requiring mechanical ventilation, (2) in-born or (3) transferred preoperatively within hours of birth are reported. All respiratory care strategy used permissive hypercapnea/spontaneous respiration and combined with elective repair. Arterial blood gas values and concomitant ventilator support were recorded. Outcome markers were (1) need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ECMO, (2) discharge to home, (3) supplemental oxygen need at discharge, and (4) influence of non-ECMO ancillary therapies (surfactant, nitric oxide, high-frequency oscillatory ventilation). RESULTS One hundred twenty consecutive infants were reviewed. Overall survival rate was 75.8%, but, excluding 18 of 120 not treated (6 lethal anomalies, 10 overwhelming pulmonary hypoplasia, 3 prerepair ECMO-related neurocomplications), 84.4% survived to discharge. A total of 67/120 were inborn. Non-ECMO ancillary treatments had no impact on survival rate. ECMO was used in 13.3%. Surgery was transabdominal; prosthetics were used in 7%. Tube thoracostomy was rare. Every inborn patient (n = 11) requiring a chest tube for pneumothorax died. Respiratory support before surgery was peak inspiratory pressure (PIP), 22, FIO(2),.43 with PaO(2), 66 torr; PaCO(2), 41 torr; and pH, 7.32. The survivors discharged on oxygen (n = 2) died at 4 and 7 months. CONCLUSIONS The majority of infants with life-threatening CDH treated with permissive hypercapnea/spontaneous respiration/elective surgery survive to discharge with minimal pulmonary morbidity.
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- Blood Gas Analysis
- Chest Tubes
- Elective Surgical Procedures/methods
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation/methods
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn/mortality
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn/surgery
- Hernia, Diaphragmatic/mortality
- Hernia, Diaphragmatic/surgery
- Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital
- Humans
- Hypercapnia/surgery
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases/mortality
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases/surgery
- Intubation/methods
- Oxygen Consumption/physiology
- Pneumothorax/genetics
- Pneumothorax/mortality
- Pneumothorax/therapy
- Positive-Pressure Respiration/methods
- Postoperative Care/methods
- Preoperative Care/methods
- Respiratory Mechanics/physiology
- Risk Factors
- Survival Rate
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- Judd Boloker
- Children's Hospital of New York, Divisions of Neonatology and Surgery, New York, USA
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Elliott D. Genetic testing, organ transplantation, and an end to nondirective counseling. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2000; 913:240-7. [PMID: 11040843 DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2000.tb05176.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- D Elliott
- Practical Ethics Center, University of Montana, Missoula 59812, USA
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Ausman JI. The future of genetics and neurosurgery: an interview with a geneticist. Surg Neurol 1998; 49:348-9. [PMID: 9508130 DOI: 10.1016/s0090-3019(98)00023-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Zlokovic BV, Apuzzo ML. Cellular and molecular neurosurgery: pathways from concept to reality--part I: target disorders and concept approaches to gene therapy of the central nervous system. Neurosurgery 1997; 40:789-803; discussion 803-4. [PMID: 9092853 DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199704000-00027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Recent advances in cellular and molecular biology and better understanding of genetic and biochemical bases of different central nervous system (CNS) disorders have made gene therapy of the CNS a realistic goal. Concept approaches for gene therapy of CNS disorders are reviewed and include the following: 1) gene replacement with a single normal allele to correct the inherited global neurodegenerative disorders, such as enzyme deficiencies; 2) brain repair to restore the function of a particular subset of cells that were lost because of a neurodegenerative process; 3) gene therapy of brain tumors; and 4) gene therapy of stroke. Techniques of viral vector-mediated CNS transfer of a therapeutic gene, transplantation of genetically modified cells, fetal embryonic implantation and/or implantation of genetically engineered neural progenitor cells, and production of a specific enzyme, neurotransmitter, and/or growth factor are discussed with respect to the therapeutic potential for global and localized CNS neurodegenerative disorders and stroke. Transfection of the CNS tumor cells with the drug susceptibility ("suicide") gene and/or "toxic" gene and antisense strategies and a concept of adoptive immunotherapy of brain tumors are also discussed. Other approaches, such as transfer of drug-resistant genes and monoclonal antibody gene transfer, are briefly discussed. In addition to summarizing current principles of gene therapy for several groups of CNS disorders, the issues that remain to be resolved in clinical reality, such as delivery of the genetic material and regulation of the cellular expression of the transgene, and the negatives associated with the concepts of gene therapy, such as transient gene expression, toxicity of viral proteins, drawbacks of antisense therapy, and the problem of immune response to the transfected protein, have been also identified.
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- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/therapeutic use
- Brain Diseases, Metabolic/genetics
- Brain Diseases, Metabolic/surgery
- Brain Diseases, Metabolic/therapy
- Brain Neoplasms/genetics
- Brain Neoplasms/immunology
- Brain Neoplasms/surgery
- Brain Neoplasms/therapy
- Brain Tissue Transplantation
- Cell Transplantation
- Central Nervous System Diseases/genetics
- Central Nervous System Diseases/surgery
- Central Nervous System Diseases/therapy
- Cerebrovascular Disorders/genetics
- Cerebrovascular Disorders/therapy
- DNA, Recombinant/genetics
- DNA, Recombinant/therapeutic use
- Drug Resistance/genetics
- Enzymes/deficiency
- Enzymes/genetics
- Fetal Tissue Transplantation
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn/surgery
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn/therapy
- Genetic Therapy/methods
- Genetic Vectors
- Humans
- Immunotherapy, Adoptive
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Neurosurgery/methods
- Neurosurgery/trends
- Oligonucleotides, Antisense/therapeutic use
- Parkinson Disease/surgery
- Stem Cell Transplantation
- Transfection
- Transgenes
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- B V Zlokovic
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California School of Medicine, USA
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Galán Gómez E, Frías JL. [Advances in genetics and their application in surgical pathology in children]. Cir Pediatr 1995; 8:45-6. [PMID: 7766476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- C Ponticelli
- Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Milan, Italy
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Kato S. [Current problems in pediatric bone marrow transplantation]. Rinsho Ketsueki 1993; 34:545-50. [PMID: 8315825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) has been increasingly applied to a variety of potentially fatal diseases in childhood. However, trends of indication of BMT are changing because chemotherapy in leukemia and immunosuppressive therapy with/without colony stimulating factor in aplastic anemia are improving. Several progresses have been noted in matched unrelated BMT and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation as well as in sibling BMT or autologous BMT. Many efforts are being made to decrease rejection rate or leukemia relapse and to improve quality of life by new conditioning regimens. Attempts to induce GVL effects or syngeneic GVHD are currently under progress. The quality of life in long term surviving children are generally good and acceptable, although delay in growth, infertility, cataract and obstructive lung disease are seen in a few patients.
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- S Kato
- Department of Pediatrics, Tokai University School of Medicine
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Animal models have been a mainstay for the preclinical evaluation of the principles of bone marrow transplantation. In addition to evaluation of the therapeutic effectiveness of bone marrow transplantation in oncologic, hematologic, immunologic, and genetic diseases, experimental animal models provide insights into the immunobiology of bone marrow transplantation, including engraftment kinetics, tolerance, immune reconstitution, and graft-versus-host and graft-versus-tumor reactions. Many recent developments in experimental bone marrow transplantation resulted from not only the discovery of new spontaneously occurring models of human diseases but also the induction of neoplastic diseases, eg, chronic myelogenous leukemia, by transplantation of syngeneic marrow cells into which foreign genes were introduced and expressed. Murine bone marrow transplantation systems are an exemplary format for the study of clinically relevant basic aspects of hematopoiesis, including identification and elucidation of the biology of hematopoietic stem cells. Finally, the application of molecular biologic techniques in animal bone marrow transplantation models provides the preclinical foundations of gene-insertion therapy by transplantation of syngeneic or autologous marrow-derived stem cells into which functional genes were inserted.
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- A M Yeager
- Johns Hopkins Oncology Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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Horowitz MM, Bortin MM. Results of bone marrow transplants from human leukocyte antigen-identical sibling donors for treatment of childhood leukemias. A report from the International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry. Am J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 1993; 15:56-64. [PMID: 8383476 DOI: 10.1097/00043426-199302000-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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PURPOSE Bone marrow transplantation is an effective treatment for leukemia. Cures are possible in 20-80% of transplant recipients depending on the stage of leukemia at the time of transplant. The antileukemia efficacy of transplants result from high-dose chemotherapy and/or radiation given pretransplant and from immune-mediated effects of the graft. RESULTS Success of the procedure is limited by transplant-related complications, including graft rejection, graft-vs.-host disease and interstitial pneumonia. Five-year leukemia-free survival ranges from approximately 25% for children transplanted with advanced leukemia, to > 60% in those transplanted in first remission of acute leukemia or first chronic phase of chronic myeloid leukemia. CONCLUSIONS Candidates for transplant include children failing conventional therapy and, possibly, those with early leukemia characterized by features predicting a poor response to conventional therapy.
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MESH Headings
- Actuarial Analysis
- Anemia, Aplastic/surgery
- Bone Marrow Transplantation/adverse effects
- Bone Marrow Transplantation/immunology
- Bone Marrow Transplantation/statistics & numerical data
- Child
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Cytomegalovirus Infections/epidemiology
- Cytomegalovirus Infections/etiology
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn/surgery
- Graft Rejection
- Graft vs Host Disease/epidemiology
- HLA Antigens/immunology
- Humans
- International Cooperation
- Leukemia/surgery
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/mortality
- Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive/therapy
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/mortality
- Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute/therapy
- Nuclear Family
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/drug therapy
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/mortality
- Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/therapy
- Pulmonary Fibrosis/epidemiology
- Pulmonary Fibrosis/etiology
- Registries
- Remission Induction
- Survival Analysis
- Transplantation, Homologous
- Treatment Outcome
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- M M Horowitz
- International Bone Marrow Transplant Registry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226
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Lortan JE, Rochfort NC, el-Tumi M, Vellodi A. Autoantibodies after bone marrow transplantation in children with genetic disorders: relation to chronic graft-versus-host disease. Bone Marrow Transplant 1992; 9:325-30. [PMID: 1617316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The occurrence of autoantibodies and their relation to chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) have been studied in children, 100 days or more following allogenic bone marrow transplantation (BMT), mainly performed for a variety of genetic disorder. Seventeen of 40 patients had autoantibodies to thyroid microsomes, compared with none of 46 control children of similar age (p less than 0.001). The presence of these antibodies was strongly associated with chronic GVHD (14 of 20 patients), p = 0.001. IgG antibodies to the cytoplasm of squamous epithelial cells were demonstrated in 15 of 36 children following transplantation (p less than 0.001), none being found in 46 normal children. The incidence and titre of these antibodies were significantly higher in patients with chronic GVHD (p = 0.041 and p = 0.019 respectively). Despite there being a significant number of patients with antibodies to nuclei, smooth muscle and gastric parietal cells, these autoantibodies were not related to the presence of chronic GVHD. Although the mechanism of production is not known, antibodies to thyroid antigens and the cytoplasm of squamous epithelial cells may be useful markers for GVHD.
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- J E Lortan
- Department of Immunology, Westminster Hospital, London, UK
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The replacement of genetically deficient enzymes in patients with inherited metabolic disorders by infusion of purified enzymes or by organ transplantation has had very limited success, although good results with bone marrow transplantation have been obtained in some patients with mucopolysaccharidosis, Gaucher disease and inherited immunodeficiency diseases. Genetic engineering of the patient's lymphocytes may ultimately render these approaches redundant, at least for some of these diseases. Treatment of chronic pancreatic insufficiency and of disaccharidase deficiency with oral enzymes can be very effective; therapy can be monitored in the latter by measuring the breath hydrogen excretion and in the former by a range of tests of which stool chymotrypsin assay is the most convenient. Treatment of acute myocardial infarction by intracoronary perfusion of thrombolytic enzymes can improve both cardiac function and long-term survival if given early enough. Successful reperfusion can be identified by changes in the kinetics of serum enzyme release and clearance, especially for the isoenzymes and isoforms of creatine kinase. In cancer chemotherapy, L-asparaginase has long been a useful adjunct in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, but recent experience suggests a role in acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia as well.
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- D M Goldberg
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Robak T. [Bone marrow transplantation in the treatment of various genetically determined diseases]. Pol Tyg Lek 1992; 47:207-10. [PMID: 1437820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- T Robak
- Zakładu Farmakologii Klinicznej AM, Lodzi
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- R Storb
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Clinical Research Division, Seattle, WA 98104
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Schaison GS. The child conceived to give life. The point of view of the hematologist. Bone Marrow Transplant 1992; 9 Suppl 1:93-4. [PMID: 1354531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/25/2023]
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The different modalities of stem cell transplantation and the indication of each of them are briefly discussed. Transplantation can be successfully applied in hematologic diseases or in congenital disorders.
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- G S Schaison
- Department of Pediatric Hematology, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France
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- R Parkman
- Division of Research Immunology/Bone Marrow Transplantation, Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, California 90027
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Consideration of a bone marrow transplant (BMT) for a child with a genetic disease depends upon many factors including the pathophysiology of the disorder, the natural history of the disease, whether an alternative therapy exists and whether a donor is available. Children with disorders such as severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCID), in which life expectancy is minimal, are obviously candidates for a BMT, even with less than optimal donors, while those with disorders such as beta-thalassemia major, in which an alternative therapy exists, must be considered more carefully and only with an optimal donor. The risks of conditioning therapy, graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), and early death as well as the cost are critical to this decision and must be viewed in light of the potential outcome of a successful BMT and the life expectancy and quality of life with a BMT. For some genetic diseases with multisystem involvement (e.g., Hurler's mucopolysaccharidosis), the efficacy of a BMT has been reasonably demonstrated, providing significant brain damage has not occurred previously. For some other storage-related diseases, there is no place for BMT. Further studies are essential to increase our knowledge as to its potential role in other types of genetic-associated diseases.
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- M J Cowan
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0105
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Cowan MJ. Bone marrow transplantation for the treatment of genetic disease. West J Med 1990; 153:647-8. [PMID: 2293473 PMCID: PMC1002646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In 1967, a congenital disorder, severe combined immune deficiency disease, (SCID), was the first condition to be successfully corrected by bone marrow transplantation (BMT) from a histocompatible matched sibling donor. Since then the number of inherited disorders in which BMT has been used has been greatly extended. In preface, it should be stressed that BMT represents only one aspect of the management of genetic disorders which includes first and foremost detection and prevention by antenatal screening. Enzyme replacement treatment and the development of genetic engineering techniques to correct the underlying fault are being actively explored. However, reliable screening programmes are only feasible in a minority of disorders, of which thalassaemia is an example. Enzyme replacement treatment has been largely unsuccessful, and despite considerable advances in the understanding of gene regulation, at present BMT represents the only practice capable of correcting genetic disorders and improving the quality of life of affected individuals.
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- J Barrett
- Department of Haematology, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
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Lenarsky C, Kohn DB, Weinberg KI, Parkman R. Bone marrow transplantation for genetic diseases. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 1990; 4:589-602. [PMID: 2113518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Bone marrow transplantation is the treatment of choice for a number of genetic diseases. Recently, bone marrow transplantation has been increasingly used for erythroid disorders, such as thalassemia and sickle cell anemia. A number of inherited metabolic disorders (i.e., storage diseases, leukodystrophies, and the like) may be corrected with a marrow transplant. Successful correction of genetic diseases with allogeneic bone marrow transplantation lays the groundwork for the use of specific gene therapy.
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- C Lenarsky
- University of Southern California School of Medicine
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Ringdén O, Groth CG, Aschan J, Bolme P, Ljungman P, Lönnqvist B, Malm G, Månsson JE, Shanwell A, Svennerholm L. Bone marrow transplantation for metabolic disorders at Huddinge Hospital. Transplant Proc 1990; 22:198-202. [PMID: 2309314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- O Ringdén
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Touraine JL. New strategies in the treatment of immunological and other inherited diseases: allogeneic stem cells transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 1989; 4 Suppl 4:139-41. [PMID: 2576388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- J L Touraine
- Department of Transplantation and Clinical Immunology, Hôpital E. Herriot, Lyon, France
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