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Dyskeratosis Congenita

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Savage, Sharon A., Alter, Blanche P.·2009·Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America

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Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is an inherited bone marrow failure syndrome characterized clinically by the triad of abnormal nails, reticular skin pigmentation, and oral leukoplakia, and is associated with high risk of developing aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, leukemia, and solid tumors. Patients have very short germline telomeres, and approximately half have mutations in one of six genes encoding proteins that maintain telomere function. Accurate diagnosis of DC is critical to ensure proper clinical management, because patients who have DC and bone marrow failure do not respond to immunosuppressive therapy and may have increased morbidity and mortality associated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

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Authors
Savage, S. A., & Alter, B. P.
Affiliations
National Institutes of Health (US)
Corresponding author
Savage, Sharon A.
Venue
Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-04
Volume
23
Issue
2
Pages
215-231
ISSN
0889-8588 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4237540272
Cited by
262
References
67
Citations by year
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FWCI
10.72
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Cancer Institute (Z01CP010144)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Blood disorders and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
Keywords
dyskeratosis congenita, bone marrow failure, telomere dysfunction, telomere maintenance genes, nail dystrophy, oral leukoplakia, aplastic anemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, leukemia, solid tumors, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, immunosuppressive therapy
MeSH terms
Bone Marrow Diseases, Humans, Immunosuppression Therapy, Telomere, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Dyskeratosis Congenita

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