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Camilo Toro is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Toro is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Chediak-Higashi Syndrome. He is also highly rated in 26 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Chediak-Higashi Syndrome, Tay-Sachs Disease, Sandhoff Disease, Spasticity, and Deep Brain Stimulation.
A Farid practices practicing medicine in Truro, Canada. Farid is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Chediak-Higashi Syndrome. They are also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Their clinical expertise encompasses Chediak-Higashi Syndrome and Sepsis.
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Marta Canuti practices practicing medicine in Milan, Italy. Ms. Canuti is rated as an Elite expert by MediFind in the treatment of Chediak-Higashi Syndrome. She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Parvovirus Antenatal Infection, Chediak-Higashi Syndrome, Measles, and Parainfluenza.
Summary: Chediak-Higashi syndrome (CHS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized in its classical form by oculocutaneous albinism, a bleeding diathesis, recurrent infection due to abnormal neutrophil and natural killer cell function, and eventual progression to a lymphohistiocytic infiltration known as the accelerated phase . Death often occurs within the first decade as a result of infection o...
Summary: The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of using a reduced-intensity condition (RIC) regimen with umbilical cord blood transplant (UCBT), double cord UCBT, matched unrelated donor (MUD) bone marrow transplant (BMT) or peripheral blood stem cell transplant (PBSCT) in patients with non-malignant disorders that are amenable to treatment with hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). ...