| Literature DB >> 2883444 |
J R Hobbs, K H Jones, P J Shaw, I Lindsay, M Hancock.
Abstract
2 patients with fast and 4 with medium varieties of Gaucher's syndrome were treated by displacement bone marrow transplantation to install a donor enzyme factory for life. Immunoprophylaxis was given to prevent host impairment of normal enzymes. 5 patients showed rapid and remarkable improvement and were leading fully active lives at 310-1207 days postgraft. Hypersplenism caused the death of 1 patient and a stormy time for another. Pre-transplant elective splenectomy hastened recovery.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 2883444 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(87)91673-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN: 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321