Ataxia-telangiectasia : epidemiological survey in Latin America
Ellen Oliveira Dantas, Jessica Loekmanwidjaja, Juliana Themudo Lessa Mazzucchelli, Carolina S. Aranda, Maria Edith González Serrano, Liliana Bezrodnik, Ileana Moreira, Janaira Fernandes Severo Ferreira, Vera M. Dantas, Valéria Soraya de Farias Sales, Carmen C. Fernandez, Maria Marluce dos Santos...
Ellen Oliveira Dantas, Jessica Loekmanwidjaja, Juliana Themudo Lessa Mazzucchelli, Carolina S. Aranda, Maria Edith González Serrano, Liliana Bezrodnik, Ileana Moreira, Janaira Fernandes Severo Ferreira, Vera M. Dantas, Valéria Soraya de Farias Sales, Carmen C. Fernandez, Maria Marluce dos Santos Vilela, Isabella Prado Mota, Jose Franco, Julio C. Orellana, Cristina M. Kokron, Lorena Regairaz, Diana Cabanillas, Beatriz Tavares Costa-Carvalho
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Abstract: Ataxia-telangiectasia (AT) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder characterized by ataxia, telangiectasia, and immunodeficiency. We aimed to evaluate the multisystem involvement in AT by describing clinical features and outcomes of Latin American (LA) patients. cross-sectional and...
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Abstract: Ataxia-telangiectasia (AT) is a rare neurodegenerative disorder characterized by ataxia, telangiectasia, and immunodeficiency. We aimed to evaluate the multisystem involvement in AT by describing clinical features and outcomes of Latin American (LA) patients. cross-sectional and multicenter study. Referral centers from all over LA filled in a questionnaire with clinical and laboratory data based on patients’ records. 228 patients from 10 LA countries were evaluated. Mean ages at the time of symptom onset and diagnosis were 1.63±1.09 and 5.66±3.48 years, respectively. The most common immunodeficiency was IgA deficiency (60.8%), followed by IgG deficiency (28.6%). IgA and IgM showed a tendency to decrease as the patient grew older (p=0.001 and 0.048). IgA deficiency was associated with recurrent airway infections (p=0.038). 120 (79,5%) patients presented with low CD3+CD4+ count and 115 (92%) with low CD19+ count. Regarding nutritional status, as patients grow older there is an increase in severe thinness (p=0.016). Median survival was 23 years and Kaplan-Meier 20-year-survival rate was 52,6%. IgG deficiency and female gender were associated with a decrease in estimated survival function (p=0.02 and 0.049). There is a high prevalence of laboratory immunologic abnormalities and recurrent infections in AT patients. Knowledge of specific regional characteristics and variables which can be related with survival allows for suitable patient follow-up and may increase quality of life
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Ataxia-telangiectasia : epidemiological survey in Latin America
Ellen Oliveira Dantas, Jessica Loekmanwidjaja, Juliana Themudo Lessa Mazzucchelli, Carolina S. Aranda, Maria Edith González Serrano, Liliana Bezrodnik, Ileana Moreira, Janaira Fernandes Severo Ferreira, Vera M. Dantas, Valéria Soraya de Farias Sales, Carmen C. Fernandez, Maria Marluce dos Santos...
Ellen Oliveira Dantas, Jessica Loekmanwidjaja, Juliana Themudo Lessa Mazzucchelli, Carolina S. Aranda, Maria Edith González Serrano, Liliana Bezrodnik, Ileana Moreira, Janaira Fernandes Severo Ferreira, Vera M. Dantas, Valéria Soraya de Farias Sales, Carmen C. Fernandez, Maria Marluce dos Santos Vilela, Isabella Prado Mota, Jose Franco, Julio C. Orellana, Cristina M. Kokron, Lorena Regairaz, Diana Cabanillas, Beatriz Tavares Costa-Carvalho
Ataxia-telangiectasia : epidemiological survey in Latin America
Ellen Oliveira Dantas, Jessica Loekmanwidjaja, Juliana Themudo Lessa Mazzucchelli, Carolina S. Aranda, Maria Edith González Serrano, Liliana Bezrodnik, Ileana Moreira, Janaira Fernandes Severo Ferreira, Vera M. Dantas, Valéria Soraya de Farias Sales, Carmen C. Fernandez, Maria Marluce dos Santos...
Ellen Oliveira Dantas, Jessica Loekmanwidjaja, Juliana Themudo Lessa Mazzucchelli, Carolina S. Aranda, Maria Edith González Serrano, Liliana Bezrodnik, Ileana Moreira, Janaira Fernandes Severo Ferreira, Vera M. Dantas, Valéria Soraya de Farias Sales, Carmen C. Fernandez, Maria Marluce dos Santos Vilela, Isabella Prado Mota, Jose Franco, Julio C. Orellana, Cristina M. Kokron, Lorena Regairaz, Diana Cabanillas, Beatriz Tavares Costa-Carvalho
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Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (Fonte avulsa) |