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ArticleDermatologie (Heidelberg, Germany)2024

[Mastocytosis-a frequently unrecognized disease].

Melba Muñoz, Frank Siebenhaar

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Article in Dermatologie (Heidelberg, Germany), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Avapritinib reduces symptoms and mast cell burden in systemic mastocytosis.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Melba MuñozInstitut für Allergieforschung, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 27 | Paul-Ehrlich-Haus/IFA, 12203, Berlin, Deutschland. melba.munoz-roldan@charite.de.
Frank SiebenhaarInstitut für Allergieforschung, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Hindenburgdamm 27 | Paul-Ehrlich-Haus/IFA, 12203, Berlin, Deutschland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mastocytosis is a rare disease characterized by clonal expansion and accumulation of mast cells (MC) in various organs. Mastocytosis results from an activating mutation of the KIT surface receptor leading to an increased proliferation of MC. There are significant differences between children and adult patients with mastocytosis. Children mainly present the cutaneous form, whereas adults more often exhibit the systemic form of mastocytosis. Patients with mastocytosis may be asymptomatic or affected by a variety of symptoms. Treatment is primarily supportive and aims at symptom control. New approved targeted therapies such as midostaurin and avapritinib changed the treatment paradigm in advanced forms of the disease, and next-generation inhibitors currently in clinical trials are expected in the near future.

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MastocytosisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitAdultChildHumansMast CellsSkinProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitAnaphylaxisKIT gene mutationsMast cellsTryptaseTyrosine kinase inhibitors

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