Abstract
Immune function abnormalities have been reported in patients with Fanconi anemia (FA), dyskeratosis congenita (DC) and, rarely, in Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS), and Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA), but large systematic studies are lacking. We assessed immunological parameters in 118 patients with these syndromes and 202 unaffected relatives. We compared the results in patients with reference values, and with values in relatives after adjusting for age, sex, corticosteroid treatment, and severe bone marrow failure (BMF). Adult patients (≥18 years) with FA had significantly lower immunoglobulins (IgG, IgA and IgM), total lymphocytes, and CD4 T cells than reference values or adult relatives (P
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 702-708 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | American Journal of Hematology |
Volume | 90 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology