5 results match your criteria: "Centre de Référence National des Cytopénies Auto-immunes de l'Enfant (CEREVANCE) Hôpital des Enfants[Affiliation]"

Pediatric Evans syndrome is associated with a high frequency of potentially damaging variants in immune genes.

Blood

July 2019

Laboratory of Immunogenetics of Pediatric Autoimmune Diseases, Institut Imagine, Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) 1163, INSERM, Paris, France.

Evans syndrome (ES) is a rare severe autoimmune disorder characterized by the combination of autoimmune hemolytic anemia and immune thrombocytopenia. In most cases, the underlying cause is unknown. We sought to identify genetic defects in pediatric ES (pES), based on a hypothesis of strong genetic determinism.

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Romiplostim in children with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP): the French experience.

Br J Haematol

January 2014

Department of Paediatric Haematology, Hôpital des Enfants, Toulouse, France; INSERM U1037, CRCT, Toulouse, France.

A minority of children with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) require therapeutic intervention to prevent haemorrhagic risk. This retrospective national study evaluated romiplostim in childhood non-responsive or refractory chronic ITP. Between 2009 and 2012, 10 patients whose Buchanan score was 3-4 were treated with romiplostim.

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Background: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia is a rare condition in children. Little is known about its initial presentation and the subsequent progression of the disease.

Design And Methods: Since 2004, a national observational study has been aiming to thoroughly describe cases and identify prognostic factors.

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