title: [Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children with primary immunodeficiencies].
abstract: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is the optimal treatment for patients with primary immunodeficiencies. Best results are achieved with stem cells from a HLA-identical donor, but it is only possible in a small number of patients. Until recently, HLA-mismatched/haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation was reserved exclusively for patients with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). However, as there are many haploidentical donors, it has become the treatment of choice for many other severe primary immunodeficiencies. Apart from appropriate choice of the donor, treatment of infections and pre-transplantation patient conditioning have major impact on transplantation outcome in patients with primary immunodeficiencies.
authors.affiliation: Zavod za respiratorne bolesti, klinicku imunologiju i alergologiju Klinika za pedijatriju, Klinicki bolnicki centar Zagreb i Medicinski fakultet Sveucilista u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska.
authors.forename: Jadranka
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kelecić
authors.forename: Ljubica
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rajić
authors.forename: Dorian
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tjesić-Drinković
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000628:therapy*; D016511:Severe Combined Immunodeficiency / Q000628:therapy; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous