Severe variant of X-linked dyskeratosis congenita (Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson Syndrome) causes significant enterocolitis in early infancy

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 359-363

  Borggraefe, Ingo ^a   Koletzko, Sibylle ^a   Arenz, Tina ^a   Fuehrer, Monika ^a   Hoffmann, Florian ^a   Dokal, Inderjeet ^b   Vulliamy, Tom ^b   Weiler, Véronique ^c   Griese, Matthias ^a   Belohradsky, Bernd H ^a   Lang, Thomas ^d  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d Children's Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; MESALAZINE; PREDNISOLONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; BLOODY DIARRHEA; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DKC1 GENE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSKERATOSIS CONGENITA; ENTEROCOLITIS; ESOPHAGUS STENOSIS; EXON; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HOYERAAL HREIDARSSON SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; ILEOSTOMY; INTESTINAL BLEEDING; INTESTINAL FIBROSIS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DYSKERATOSIS CONGENITA; ENTEROCOLITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 70349087381     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181a15b94     Document Type: Article

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