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Genetic-molecular characterization in the diagnosis of primary immunodeficiencies

Jornal de Pediatria, 2021
Objectives: To rescue medical genetics concepts that are necessary to understand the advances in the genetic-molecular characterization of primary immunodeficiencies, to help in the understanding and adequate interpretation of their results.
Gesmar Rodrigues Silva Segundo
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Virologic, immunologic, and clinical response to highly active antiretroviral therapy: the gender issue revisited

, 2003
Not the final published versionBACKGROUND: Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has dramatically improved the prognosis for patients with HIV. There is ongoing debate over a potential gender effect on patient outcome after HAART.
Phillips, AN, Johnson, A. M., Lungren, J. D., Moore, AL, Johnson, Anne M., Blaxhult, Anders, Katlama, Christine, Kirk, O., Lungren, Jens D., Dietrich, M., Blaxhult, A,, Blaxhult, A., Kirk, O, Blaxhult, A, Dietrich, M, Colebunders, Robert, Moore, A. L., Chiesi, A, Lundgren, Jens Dilling, Johnson, AM, Colebunders, R., Chiesi, Antonio, Lungren, JD, Katlama, C, Phillips, A. N., Dietrich, Manfred, Chiesi, A., Colebunders, R, Moore, Antonia L., Phillips, Andrew N., Katlama, C., Kirk, Ole   +31 more
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Characteristics of Good's Syndrome in China: A Systematic Review

Chinese Medical Journal, 2017
Background: Good's syndrome (GS) is a rare disease characterized by thymoma, hypogammaglobulinemia, low or absent B-cells, decreased T-cells, an inverted CD4+/CD8+ T-cell ratio and reduced T-cell mitogen proliferative responses.
Jin-Pei Dong, Wen Gao, Gui-Gen Teng, Yu Tian, Hua-Hong Wang   +4 more
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NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR IN A CHILD WITH COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY

Revista Paulista de Pediatria
Objective: To report a case of a child with primary immunodeficiency who at eight years developed digestive symptoms, culminating with the diagnosis of a neuroendocrine tumor at ten years of age.
Pedro de Souza Lucarelli Antunes, Heloísa Gabriel Tersariol, Mainã Marques Belém Veiga, Maria Conceição Santos de Menezes, Fabíola Del Carlo Bernardi, Wilma Carvalho Neves Forte   +5 more
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Properties and action mechanisms of intravenous gammaglobulin

Medicina, 2014
Intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) preparations have been used as a substitutive therapy for primary and secondary immunodeficiencies for many years; now it is well know that IVIG can have two other important and opposite functions: pro and anti ...
Núria Matamoros Flori
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HIV controllers with different viral load cut-off levels have distinct virologic and immunologic profiles

, 2015
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de AIDS e Imunologia Molecular. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de AIDS e Imunologia Molecular.
Morgado, Mariza G, Passaes, Caroline Pb, Côrtes, Fernanda H., Bello, Gonzalo, Veloso, Valdilea, Teixeira, Sylvia Lm, Vorsatz, Carla, Morgado, Mariza G., Stenveson, Mario, Côrtes, Fernanda H, Teixeira, Sylvia L. M., Sharkey, Mark, Grinsztejn, Beatriz, Veloso, Valdiléa G., Babic, Dunja, Passaes, Caroline P. B., Stevenson, Mario   +16 more
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Rare case of nephrotic syndrome: Schimke syndrome

Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
Schimke syndrome corresponds to dysplasia of bone and immunity, associated with progressive renal disease secondary to nephrotic syndrome cortico-resistant, with possible other abnormalities such as hypothyroidism and blond marrow aplasia.
Anna Kelly Krislane de Vasconcelos Pedrosa, Luiz Fernando Oliveira Torres, Ana Corina Brainer Amorim da Silva, Adrianna Barros Leal Dantas, Káthia Liliane da Cunha Ribeiro Zuntini, Lia Cordeiro Bastos Aguiar   +5 more
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The Role of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Ataxia‐Telangiectasia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ataxia‐telangiectasia (A‐T) is a DNA repair disorder characterized by neurodegeneration, immunodeficiency, and cancer predisposition. Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is an established therapy in related disorders such as Fanconi anemia (FA) and Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS), but its role in A‐T is unclear.
Laila Alkhouli, Seth Rotz, Masatoshi Takagi, Richa Sharma   +3 more
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Pathogenic mechanisms and clinical implications of congenital neutropenia syndromes [PDF]

, 2013
Purpose of reviewThe purpose of this review is to summarize pathogenic mechanisms and clinical implications of the most illustrative genetic entities of congenital neutropenia syndromes.Recent findingsCongenital neutropenia comprise monogenetic entities ...
Klein, Christoph, Hauck, Fabian, Christoph Klein, Fabian Hauck   +3 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis in Nigeria: A Multi‐Center Summary of Abstracts From the Inaugural Nigerian Society for Apheresis Scientific Meeting

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye, Chimezie Okwuonu, Evelyn Idam, Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Zinnah Aloziem, Blossom Amamchukwu, Patience Elimia, Mkpoikanabasi Obot‐Obot, Henry Mbakwe, Praises Maduagwuna, Olatunji Akinrodoye, Chiamaka Anyanwu, Benjamin Anyanwu, Adedamola Akinsiku, Oluwatoyin A. Akinsiku, Muzamil O. Hassan, Fatiu A. Arogundade, Olalekan E. Ojo, Homayemem Weli, Jesupelumi Adenihun, Aderemi Adelaja, Ebun Bamgboye, Olalekan Olatise, Ade E. Faponle, Ayoola Odeyemi, Michael Muoka, Stephen Asaolu, Qudrat Busari, Blessing Dawudu, Michael Naiyeju, Rasheed A. Balogun   +33 more
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