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Correction of celiac disease after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for acute myelogenous leukemia.

Kline RM, Neudorf SM, Baron HI

Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Pediatric Division, 3196 S Maryland Pkwy, Suite 400, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA. ronald.kline@usoncology.com

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has been shown to correct or improve a variety of autoimmune disorders. This has not been reported for celiac disease, but transmission to a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipient from a donor with celiac disease has been reported. We report a 12-year-old girl with celiac disease who was diagnosed with acute leukemia and received an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Her celiac disease resolved after the hematopoietic stem cell transplant.

Published 2 October 2007 in Pediatrics, 120(4): e1120-2.
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