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ArticleRevista brasileira de hematologia e hemoterapia

Body composition of Fanconi anemia patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Priscilla Peixoto Policarpo da Silva, Daniella Schmit, Carmem Bonfim, Denise Johnsson Campos, Estela Iraci Rabito, Regina Maria Vilela

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Article in Revista brasileira de hematologia e hemoterapia. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Priscilla Peixoto Policarpo da SilvaHospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná (HC/UFPR), Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
Daniella SchmitHospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná (HC/UFPR), Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
Carmem BonfimHospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná (HC/UFPR), Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
Denise Johnsson CamposHospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná (HC/UFPR), Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
Estela Iraci RabitoHospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná (HC/UFPR), Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
Regina Maria VilelaHospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná (HC/UFPR), Curitiba, PR, Brazil. Electronic address: regina.vilela@mail.mcgill.ca.
Hospital de Clínicas Universidade Federal do Paraná · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionFanconi anemia is a rare genetic disease linked to bone marrow failure; a possible treatment is hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Changes in the nutritional status of Fanconi anemia patients are not very well known. This study aimed to characterize body composition of adult, children and adolescent patients with Fanconi anemia who were submitted to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation or not.

methodsThis cross-sectional study enrolled 63 patients (29 adults and 34 children and adolescents). Body composition was assessed based on diverse methods, including triceps skin fold, arm circumference, arm muscle area and bioelectrical impedance analysis, as there is no established consensus for this population. Body mass index was also considered as reference according to age.

resultsAlmost half (48.3%) of the transplanted adult patients were underweight considering body mass index whereas eutrophic status was observed in 66.7% of the children and adolescents submitted to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and in 80% of those who were not. At least 50% of all groups displayed muscle mass depletion. Half of the transplanted children and adolescents presented short/very short stature for age.

conclusionAll patients presented low muscle stores, underweight was common in adults, and short stature was common in children and adolescents. More studies are needed to detect whether muscle mass loss measured at the early stages of treatment results in higher risk of mortality, considering the importance of muscle mass as an essential body component to prevent mortality related to infectious and non-infectious diseases and the malnutrition inherent to Fanconi anemia.

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Body compositionFanconi anemiaHematopoietic stem cell transplant

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