| Literature DB >> 34019336 |
Anthony Sabulski1,2, Sara Szabo3, Kasiani C Myers1,2, Stella M Davies1,2, Sonata Jodele1,2.
Abstract
Thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) causes global endothelial damage and multiorgan injury. No study has described reproductive organ involvement in TMA. Our study aimed to characterize testicular involvement in TMA. We reviewed autopsies from four patients who underwent hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) complicated by TMA. Three patients had striking histologic evidence of TMA, while the fourth had normal testicular histology. This suggests that TMA injures the testicles and may adversely affect fertility. There is now an urgent need for a larger analysis of reproductive organ involvement in TMA.Entities:
Keywords: fertility; hematopoietic cell transplant; thrombotic microangiopathy; vascular biology
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Year: 2021 PMID: 34019336 PMCID: PMC8483594 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.29128
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Blood Cancer ISSN: 1545-5009 Impact factor: 3.838