BONE-MARROW TRANSPLANTATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF ALPHA-MANNOSIDOSIS

Authors
WALL DA GRANGE DK GOULDING P DAINES M LUISIRI A KOTAGEL S
Citation
Da. Wall et al., BONE-MARROW TRANSPLANTATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF ALPHA-MANNOSIDOSIS, The Journal of pediatrics, 133(2), 1998, pp. 282-285
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
133
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
282 - 285
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1998)133:2<282:BTFTTO>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
We report successful bone marrow transplantation in a child with a sev ere form of alpha-mannosidosis, type I. There was complete resolution of the recurrent sinopulmonary disease and organomegaly, improvement i n the bony disease, and stabilization of neurocognitive function.