Open AccessChild with Wiskott–Aldrich syndrome underwent atypical immune reconstruction after umbilical cord blood transplantation: a case report
Author(s) -
Bohan Li,
Shaoyan Hu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i21.3622
Subject(s) - medicine , umbilical cord , umbilical cord blood transplantation , wiskott–aldrich syndrome , immune system , hematopoietic stem cell transplantation , transplantation , haematopoiesis , immunology , stem cell , cord blood , severe combined immunodeficiency , gene , biochemistry , chemistry , genetics , biology
Timely reconstitution of a donor-derived immune system is important for recovery and long-term survival of patients after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). We describe a case of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) treated by umbilical cord blood transplantation (UCBT) with atypical immune reconstruction.