title: Clinical experience in T cell deficient patients.
abstract: T cell disorders have been poorly understood until recently. Lack of knowledge of underlying molecular mechanisms together with incomplete data on long term outcome have made it difficult to assess prognosis and give the most effective treatment. Rapid progress in defining molecular defects, improved supportive care and much improved results from hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) now mean that curative treatment is possible for many patients. However, this depends on prompt recognition, accurate diagnosis and careful treatment planning.This review will discuss recent progress in our clinical and molecular understanding of a variety of disorders including: severe combined immunodeficiency, specific T cell immunodeficiencies, signaling defects, DNA repair defects, immune-osseous dysplasias, thymic disorders and abnormalities of apoptosis.There is still much to discover in this area and some conditions which are as yet very poorly understood. However, with increased knowledge about how these disorders can present and the particular problems each group may face it is hoped that these patients can be recognized early and managed appropriately, so providing them with the best possible outcome.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Immunology Dept, Ward 23, Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle, NE4 6BE, UK. andrew.cant@nuth.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Theresa S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Cole
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Cant
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