Publications by authors named "Sarah Blain"

Gemtuzumab ozogamicin (GO) is an anti-CD33 antibody that is Food and Drug Administration approved in upfront acute myeloid leukemia (AML) for patients over 1-month old, and for relapsed or refractory AML in patients over 2 years old. GO is now integrated in upfront pediatric AML treatment, and often in CD33+ relapse treatment combined with intensive conventional chemotherapy. Although GO was initially tested as a monotherapeutic agent in relapsed or refractory AML, there are few data in pediatric patients supporting this indication.

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Congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type IV (CDAIV) is a rare inherited hematological disorder, presenting with severe anemia due to altered erythropoiesis and hemolysis, with variable needs for recurrent transfusions. We present a case of a transfusion-dependent male newborn who presented at birth with severe hemolytic anemia, and required an intrauterine transfusion. Genetic testing rapidly identified a Kruppel-like factor 1 (KLF1) pathogenic variant (c.

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