Abstract
Since immunological disorders have been demonstrated in patients with Diamond-Blackfan anaemia (DBA), intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIG) were administered to a 14-year-old girl with DBA and congenital malformations, previously treated with corticosteroids and blood transfusions. No therapeutic effect was observed.
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Abbreviations
- DBA:
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Diamond-Blackfan anaemia
- hrIL-2:
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human recombinant interleukin 2
- IVIG:
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intravenous immunoglobulins
- PBMC:
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peripheral blood mononuclear cells
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Sopo, S.M., Pesaresi, M.A., Pastore, M. et al. Intravenous immunoglobulin in Diamond-Blackfan anaemia. Eur J Pediatr 149, 779–780 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01957279
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