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Hi Marlene
What seems to be the difference with the genetic syndromes, i.e. Fanconi, Diamond-Blackfan and SDS is that they are mulit-system disorders. Basically no cure has been found for any of them. The muliple problems caused by the syndromes make the patients less likely to respond to transplants. although some patients do have "successful" transplants that does not help the other aspects of the disease.
For instance -in the case of SDS- there are issues with the skeleton, pancreas, and can also involve the kidneys, liver and other organs.
Many reserachers feel these syndromes are pre-leukemic syndromes.
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