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Allogeneic stem cell transplantation is a critical treatment method in childhood, primarily for malignant (cancerous) conditions, and also for severe non-malignant (benign) diseases, which are often of genetic origin. The childhood diseases for which transplantation is most commonly performed can mainly be grouped as follows:
* Hematologic Malignancies: Leukemias, Myelodysplastic Syndrome.
* Bone Marrow Failures and Aplastic Anemias: Aplastic Anemia, Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria, Fanconi Aplastic Anemia, Dyskeratosis Congenita, Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome, Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia, Diamond-Blackfan Anemia, Kostmann Disease.
* Hemoglobinopathies: Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Anemia.
* Primary Immunodeficiencies: Severe Combined Immunodeficiencies, Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome, Chronic Granulomatous Disease.
* Histiocytic Disorders: Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis.
* Inborn Errors of Metabolism (Storage Diseases): Osteopetrosis, Mucopolysaccharidosis, Adrenoleukodystrophy, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD), Globoid Cell Leukodystrophy (Krabbe Disease), Wolman Disease, Mannosidosis.
Diagnosis of these diseases is made through detailed clinical evaluation, genetic tests, and advanced diagnostic methods such as bone marrow aspiration and/or biopsy.
For which diseases is allogeneic stem cell transplantation most commonly performed in childhood?
* Hematologic Malignancies: Leukemias, Myelodysplastic Syndrome.
* Bone Marrow Failures and Aplastic Anemias: Aplastic Anemia, Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria, Fanconi Aplastic Anemia, Dyskeratosis Congenita, Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome, Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia, Diamond-Blackfan Anemia, Kostmann Disease.
* Hemoglobinopathies: Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Anemia.
* Primary Immunodeficiencies: Severe Combined Immunodeficiencies, Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome, Chronic Granulomatous Disease.
* Histiocytic Disorders: Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis.
* Inborn Errors of Metabolism (Storage Diseases): Osteopetrosis, Mucopolysaccharidosis, Adrenoleukodystrophy, Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD), Globoid Cell Leukodystrophy (Krabbe Disease), Wolman Disease, Mannosidosis.
Diagnosis of these diseases is made through detailed clinical evaluation, genetic tests, and advanced diagnostic methods such as bone marrow aspiration and/or biopsy.